{"product_id":"the-military-entertainment-complex-tim-lenoir-9780674724983","title":"The Military-Entertainment Complex","description":"\u003cp\u003eWith the rise of drones and computer-controlled weapons, the line between war and video games continues to blur. In this book, the authors trace how the realities of war are deeply inflected by their representation in popular entertainment. War games and other media, in turn, feature an increasing number of weapons, tactics, and threat scenarios from the War on Terror. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhile past analyses have emphasized top-down circulation of pro-military ideologies through government public relations efforts and a cooperative media industry, \u003ci\u003eThe Military-Entertainment Complex \u003c\/i\u003eargues for a nonlinear relationship, defined largely by market and institutional pressures. Tim Lenoir and Luke Caldwell explore the history of the early days of the video game industry, when personnel and expertise flowed from military contractors to game companies; to a middle period when the military drew on the booming game industry to train troops; to a present in which media corporations and the military influence one another cyclically to predict the future of warfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn addition to obvious military-entertainment titles like \u003ci\u003eAmerica's Army\u003c\/i\u003e, Lenoir and Caldwell investigate the rise of best-selling franchise games such as \u003ci\u003eCall of Duty, Battlefield, Medal of Honor, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eGhost Recon\u003c\/i\u003e. The narratives and aesthetics of these video games permeate other media, including films and television programs. This commodification and marketing of the future of combat has shaped the public's imagination of war in the post-9\/11 era and naturalized the U.S. Pentagon's vision of a new way of war.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tim Lenoir,Luke Caldwell\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0674724984\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780674724983\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harvard University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/19\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 272\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Tim Lenoir","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48448882901247,"sku":"9780674724983","price":29.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_842c12e9-6240-4b91-ba51-3bfa067697cc.jpg?v=1777260999","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-military-entertainment-complex-tim-lenoir-9780674724983","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}