Author : Artwell Nhemachena
Release : 2023-09-30
Genre : Social Science
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 077/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Russia-Ukraine War from an African Perspective by : Artwell Nhemachena
Download or read book The Russia-Ukraine War from an African Perspective written by Artwell Nhemachena. This book was released on 2023-09-30. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the Russia-Ukraine war, attention has been focused on the "Special Military Operation" This book argues that there are many other special operations, in various other arenas in the world, that deserve equal and urgent attention. Connecting special military operations to what it calls special economic operations, special cultural operations, special technological operations, special sexual operations and special political operations, the book argues that special operations are not exclusive. AIso drawing on topical debates about technoscience, the book critically examines invasive technologies in relation to bodily autonomy, integrity and privacy, and it urges scholars and thinkers to compare these invasive technological operations to invasive special military operations. The book grapples with the future of humanity in a world where the human is decentred even as the world is witnessing the proliferation of resource wars. The book is relevant for scholars in anthropology, sociology, politics, government studies, international relations, history, media studies, science and technology studies and disaster management.
