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Advocating weapons, war, and terrorism technological and rhetorical paradox / Ian E.J. Hill.
| Author/creator | Hill, Ian E. J., 1974- |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | University Park, Pennsylvania : The Pennsylvania State University Press, [2018] |
| Description | x, 230 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Series | The RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric RSA series in transdisciplinary rhetoric. ^A1368648 |
| Contents | Introduction: technē's paradox and weapons rhetoric -- Thomas Malthus's population bomb as a pre-text for technē's paradox -- Preaching dynamite : August Spies at the Haymarket trial -- Humane, all too humane : the chemical-weapons advocacy of Major General Amos A. Fries -- Toward a peaceful bomb : Leo Szilard's paradoxical life -- Industrial antipathy : irreparability and Ted Kaczynski's IEDs -- Conclusion : in the presence of weapons and rhetoric. |
| Abstract | "Examines commonplace conflicting beliefs that technology will either annihilate humanity or preserve humanity from annihilation. Argues that the paradoxical capacities of weapons influence how humanity understands violent conflict"--Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2018018338 |
| ISBN | 9780271081236 (cloth : alk. paper) |
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| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | ✔ Available |