The Gulf War Did Not Take Place

Author : Jean Baudrillard
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0253210038

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The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard Pdf

In a provocative analysis written during the unfolding drama of 1992, Baudrillard draws on his concepts of simulation and the hyperreal to argue that the Gulf War did not take place but was a carefully scripted media event--a "virtual" war. Patton's introduction argues that Baudrillard, more than any other critic of the Gulf War, correctly identified the stakes involved in the gestation of the New World Order.

Author : Jean Baudrillard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2009
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:901686704

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The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard Pdf

Author : Jean Baudrillard
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 87 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1014805580

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The Gulf War Did Not Take Place by Jean Baudrillard Pdf

Author : Jeffrey Walsh
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : Persian Gulf War, 1991
ISBN : 1857422864

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The Gulf War Did Not Happen by Jeffrey Walsh Pdf

This is an interdisciplinary collection of essays which studies the complex relationship between the historical Gulf war of 1990-1991, and those myths, narratives and images commonly drawn on to explain it. A linking theme through the volume is the shadow of Vietnam, how the Gulf war was perhaps the culminating event in what has come to be known as the Vietnam syndrome.

Author : Christopher Norris
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : UCSD:31822007929979

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Uncritical Theory by Christopher Norris Pdf

An extended polemical essay in response to the excesses of postmodernism, in particular the stance taken by Jean Baudrillard concerning the Gulf War. Norris argues that the postmodernist school is incapable of making any statements about truth and ethics.

Author : Jean Baudrillard
Publisher : University of Michigan Press
Page : 174 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Art
ISBN : 0472065211

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Simulacra and Simulation by Jean Baudrillard Pdf

Develops a theory of contemporary culture that relies on displacing economic notions of cultural production with notions of cultural expenditure. This book represents an effort to rethink cultural theory from the perspective of a concept of cultural materialism, one that radically redefines postmodern formulations of the body.

Author : Alastair Finlan
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 119 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2014-06-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9781472810199

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The Gulf War 1991 by Alastair Finlan Pdf

The Gulf War of 1991 heralded a new type of warfare that was characterised by astonishing speed and high technology with remarkably low numbers of casualties amongst the coalition forces. Just under a million coalition personnel were deployed to the Gulf region to face a variety of threats from extreme temperatures to weapons of mass destruction (biological, chemical and suspected nuclear) and a formidable Iraqi occupation force. This book assesses the defensive Operation Desert Shield (the build up of coalition forces) and the offensive Operation Desert Storm (the liberation of Kuwait) as well as the key personalities on both sides.

Author : Frank N. Schubert
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 1995
Category : History
ISBN : 0160429544

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The Whirlwind War by Frank N. Schubert Pdf

CMH Publication 70-30. Edited by Frank N. Schubert and TheresaL. Kraus. Discusses the United States Army's role in the Persian Gulf War from August 1990 to February 1991. Shows the various strands that came together to produce the army of the 1990s and how that army in turn performed under fire and in the glare of world attention. Retains a sense of immediacy in its approach. Contains maps which were carefully researched and compiled as original documents in their own right. Includes an index.

Author : Robert L. Pfaltzgraff,Richard H. Shultz
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 387 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Air power
ISBN : 9781428992818

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The Future of Air Power in the Aftermath of the Gulf War by Robert L. Pfaltzgraff,Richard H. Shultz Pdf

This collection of essays reflects the proceedings of a 1991 conference on "The United States Air Force: Aerospace Challenges and Missions in the 1990s," sponsored by the USAF and Tufts University. The 20 contributors comment on the pivotal role of airpower in the war with Iraq and address issues and choices facing the USAF, such as the factors that are reshaping strategies and missions, the future role and structure of airpower as an element of US power projection, and the aerospace industry's views on what the Air Force of the future will set as its acquisition priorities and strategies. The authors agree that aerospace forces will be an essential and formidable tool in US security policies into the next century. The contributors include academics, high-level military leaders, government officials, journalists, and top executives from aerospace and defense contractors.

Author : Richard Winship Stewart
Publisher : Government Printing Office
Page : 88 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Government publications
ISBN : 0160858674

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War in the Persian Gulf by Richard Winship Stewart Pdf

Twenty years ago, the Persian Gulf War captured the attention of the world as the first test of the U.S. Army since the Vietnam War and the first large-scale armor engagement since World War II. Saddam Hussein's invasion of Kuwait and his subsequent ouster by the U.S.-led coalition are keys to understanding today's situation in the Middle East. The coalition partnerships cemented in that initial operation and in the regional peacekeeping operations that followed provided the basis for a growing series of multinational efforts that have characterized the post-Cold War environment. Moreover, the growing interoperability of U.S. air, sea, and land forces coupled with the extensive employment of more sophisticated weapons first showcased in Desert Storm have become the hallmark of American military operations and the standard that other nations strive to meet.

Author : John Bulloch,Harvey Morris
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 346 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2016-07-28
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781317206293

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The Gulf War by John Bulloch,Harvey Morris Pdf

After a million deaths and twice that number injured, after the destruction of much of the infrastructure of Iran and Iraq, disruption of trade throughout the Gulf and the involvement of the USA and USSR, was the Gulf War a pointless exercise, a futile conflict which achieved nothing and left the combatants at the end of it all back in exactly the same position from which they started in 1980? In this book, first published in 1989, the authors argue that the lack of territorial gain was irrelevant: the real advantages won by each side were far more important, intangible though they were. For Iran, the channelling of the energies of her people away from domestic concerns meant the continuation of the Islamic revolution and ensured the stability of the mullahs. In Iraq, the war propped up the increasingly shaky regime of Saddam Hussein. The outside world, especially the superpowers, was terrified of the spread of Muslim fundamentalism, so made no effort to prevent Iraq from trying to halt this spread. But Israel, Saudi Arabia, Syria and the oil states also had vested interests in promoting the continuation of the war.

Author : Jean Baudrillard
Publisher : Indiana University Press
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 47,7 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Film critics
ISBN : UCSC:32106009920288

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The Evil Demon of Images by Jean Baudrillard Pdf

Author : Carl von Clausewitz
Publisher : Good Press
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2023-08-22
Category : Science
ISBN : EAN:4066339538344

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On War by Carl von Clausewitz Pdf

"On War" by Carl von Clausewitz (translated by J. J. Graham). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce eBooks that are user-friendly and accessible to everyone in a high-quality digital format.

Author : Thomas A. Keaney,Eliot A. Cohen
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Government publications
ISBN : UCR:31210023608639

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Gulf War Air Power Survey by Thomas A. Keaney,Eliot A. Cohen Pdf

Author : Institute of Medicine,Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans
Publisher : National Academies Press
Page : 136 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 1999-08-25
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780309184199

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Gulf War Veterans by Institute of Medicine,Committee on Measuring the Health of Gulf War Veterans Pdf

Many individuals, groups, and federal agencies have a strong interest in finding answers to the numerous and complex questions regarding the health of Gulf War veterans. Various types of research and health measurement are needed to address these diverse issues. The Institute of Medicine (IOM) was asked by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Defense (DoD) to undertake a study to identify important questions concerning the health of Gulf War veterans and then to design a study to answer those questions. The committee determined that it is of fundamental importance to ask how healthy are Gulf War veterans? Are they as healthy as others? What characteristics are associated with differences between the health of Gulf War veterans and the health of others? To address these questions, it will be necessary to measure not only the health status of those who served in the Gulf War, but also to compare Gulf War veterans with other groups. Further, one must continue to follow these groups through time to determine whether the groups differ in the way their health status is changing. As the committee began to develop a design that would address the fundamental questions identified, it realized that such a study could have important implications for understanding not only the health of Gulf War veterans, but also the health of veterans of other conflicts.