Drone Enlightenment: The Colonial Roots of Remote Warfare

Drone Enlightenment: The Colonial Roots of Remote Warfare By Degabriele, Associate Professor Peter Published by University of Virginia Press Publication Date: 2023-05-10 Subject: History Modern 18Th Century, History Modern - 18Th Century, Literary Criticism Subjects & Themes - Politics, Philosophy Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Philosophy Political, Political Science Geopolitics, Technology & Engineering Military Science, Technology & Engineering Military Science, General & World History, Military History, General And World History, History Modern - 18Th Century, History, Modern - 18Th Century Subject Keywords: drone warfare; Enlightenment philosophy; sovereignty; occupation; neo-imperialism; moral agency; Texts from Drone; Actor Network Theory; signature strikes; piracy; law of the air; race; colonialism; Gulliver's Travels; territorial occupation; aerial occupation; asymmetry; John Locke; Thomas Hobbes; Bruno Latour; Hugo Grotius; Samuel Pufendorf; Jean Barbeyrac; remote occupation; permanent war; race and colonialism; vertical sovereignty; flying island of; Laputa; Eyal Weizman; Achille Mbembe Genre: History, Modern - 18Th Century Target Audience: A Read for the Modern Generation