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OverviewThis book presents the concept of ‘unstaging’ war as a strategic response to the failure of the discourse and institutions of peace. This failure is explained by exploring the changing character of conflict in current and emergent global circumstances, such as asymmetrical conflicts, insurgencies, and terrorism. Fry argues that this pluralisation of war has broken the binary relation between war and peace: conflict is no longer self-evident, and consequentially the changes in the conditions, nature, systems, philosophies and technologies of war must be addressed. Through a deep understanding of contemporary war, Fry explains why peace fails as both idea and process, before presenting ‘Unstaging War’ as a concept and nascent practice that acknowledges conflict as structurally present, and so is not able to be dealt with by attempts to create peace. Against a backdrop of increasingly tense relations between global power blocs, the beginnings of a new nuclear arms race, and the ever-increasing human and environmental impacts of climate change, a more viable alternative to war is urgently needed. Unstaging War is not claimed as a solution, but rather as an exploration of critical problems and an opening into the means of engaging with them. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Tony FryPublisher: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Imprint: Springer Nature Switzerland AG Edition: 1st ed. 2019 Weight: 0.455kg ISBN: 9783030247225ISBN 10: 3030247228 Pages: 332 Publication Date: 14 August 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of Contents1. Introduction: Setting the Stage.- Part I: Facing Conditions of War.- 2. History and Genealogy of Violence.- 3. War as Event(s)ing & Case Study: Design Designed for War as Event.- 4. War, Philosophy, Reason, and the Irrational.- 5. Law: The Breaking and End of Rules.- 6. Climate, Change and War.- Part II: Being Without Peace.- 7. Peace, Learning and Unlearning.- 8. Peace and the Unobtainable Unity of Being.- Part III: The Power of The Imperative.- 9. Unstaging War: the Opening of an Idea.- 10. Unstaging War and the (post)Human.- 11. Unstaging War: The New Discourse.ReviewsAuthor InformationTony Fry is a design philosopher, Adjunct Professor at the University of Tasmania, Australia, and Visiting Professor at the University of Ibagué, Colombia. He is a former soldier and has worked in a number of post-conflict situations. Tony is the author of fourteen books, the most recent being Remaking Cities (2017). Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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