{"product_id":"governing-from-the-skies-thomas-hippler-9781784785956","title":"Governing from the Skies: A Global History of Aerial Bombing","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe history of the war from the past one hundred years is a history of bombing\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Tripoli, 1 November 1911: I decided that today I would try to drop bombs from the aeroplane ... if I succeed I shall be happy to have been the first.\"\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e--Italian Lieutenant Giulio Gavotti\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt its inception, aerial bombardment was a weapon of empire deployed to subdue colonial populations. Soon, during the Second World War, civilians in Europe and Japan came into the bomber's crosshairs, and ever since non-combatant targets have been at the heart of military strategy. It was a seismic shift in the relations of power: as the state justified the mass murder of civilians, individual combatants, flying high above their victims, were distanced from the act of killing as never before. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe ascendance of drones as an instrument of military power is the latest stage in this cruel evolution, which has led to a perpetual low-intensity war on the global scene. As the technology enabling it spreads through the world, the borders of the conflict will grow in proportion. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this short and fascinating history of aerial warfare, Thomas Hippler brings together all the major themes of the past century: nationalism, democracy, totalitarianism, colonialism, globalization, the welfare state and its decline, and the rise of neoliberalism. Air power is the defining characteristic of modern warfare; as Hippler demonstrates, it is also ingrained in the nature of modern politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Thomas Hippler\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1784785954\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781784785956\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Verso\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.88lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.80w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/14\/2016","brand":"Thomas Hippler","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44598588375295,"sku":"9781784785956","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e138c40c-0dbd-42fc-877d-32b1f2816ddd.jpg?v=1702383350","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/governing-from-the-skies-thomas-hippler-9781784785956","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}