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020 a| 9780197829844;

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050 4 a| HM742b| .F65 2025;

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100 1 a| Ford, Matthew C.,e| author.1| https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PCjwQP8xFY484WBW7g3TGVy=| ^A1276125;

245 10 a| War in the smartphone age :b| conflict, connectivity and the crises at our fingertips /c| Matthew Ford.;

264 1 a| Oxford ;a| New York, NY :b| Oxford University Press,c| [2025];

300 a| xii, 291 pages :b| illustrations ;c| 22 cm;

336 a| textb| txt2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediatedb| n2| rdamedia;

338 a| volumeb| nc2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction -- Part one : the crises at our fingertips. Distorting war -- Decoding war -- Part two : shaping war. The stack -- Kill chains -- Part three : The (new) face of battle. Participative war -- Accelerated war -- Postscript -- Appendix.;

520 a| "Thanks to smartphones, war is everywhere, all the time. Anyone can view, analyze and comment on photos, videos or other warzone media. Where did this technology come from? And what does it mean for the future of war? This book explains why you see what you do on your phone, and how these devices shape our knowledge, conduct and representation of war in the 2020s. It shows why smartphones are indispensable in peace and wartime: every device is a potential weapon, lines blur between war and daily life, and conflict becomes a shared digital experience. Social media platforms displace state-controlled narratives, amplifying violence and shaping war's legitimacy. Apps democratize conflict, enabling anyone to identify and attack perceived enemies. As the Ukraine war has shown, this new reality involves complex, unevenly distributed infrastructures, merging civilian communication with military targeting. With war accelerating beyond our comprehension, militaries have raced to benefit from and adapt to the smartphone age. Matthew Ford explores critical questions about today's hyper-connected battlefield."--c| Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| War and society.=| ^A12948;

650 0 a| Smartphonesx| Social aspects.=| ^A781523;

650 0 a| Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-x| Technology.=| ^A1462945;

650 0 a| Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014-x| Communications.=| ^A1462945;

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War in the smartphone age : conflict, connectivity and the crises at our fingertips / Matthew Ford.

Author/creator	Ford, Matthew C. author.
Format	Book
Publication	Oxford ; New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2025]
Copyright Date	©2025
Description	xii, 291 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Subjects	War and society. Smartphones--Social aspects. Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014---Technology. Russo-Ukrainian War, 2014---Communications.

Contents	Introduction -- Part one : the crises at our fingertips. Distorting war -- Decoding war -- Part two : shaping war. The stack -- Kill chains -- Part three : The (new) face of battle. Participative war -- Accelerated war -- Postscript -- Appendix.
Abstract	"Thanks to smartphones, war is everywhere, all the time. Anyone can view, analyze and comment on photos, videos or other warzone media. Where did this technology come from? And what does it mean for the future of war? This book explains why you see what you do on your phone, and how these devices shape our knowledge, conduct and representation of war in the 2020s. It shows why smartphones are indispensable in peace and wartime: every device is a potential weapon, lines blur between war and daily life, and conflict becomes a shared digital experience. Social media platforms displace state-controlled narratives, amplifying violence and shaping war's legitimacy. Apps democratize conflict, enabling anyone to identify and attack perceived enemies. As the Ukraine war has shown, this new reality involves complex, unevenly distributed infrastructures, merging civilian communication with military targeting. With war accelerating beyond our comprehension, militaries have raced to benefit from and adapt to the smartphone age. Matthew Ford explores critical questions about today's hyper-connected battlefield."-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-275) and index.
Issued in other form	Online version: 9780197843017
ISBN	9780197829844
ISBN	0197829848 (hardcover)
ISBN	(electronic book)

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