{"product_id":"silent-war-by-elisabeth-schweiger-9781526169532","title":"Silent war","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSilent War\u003c\/em\u003e reveals how silence functions as a crucial but often overlooked force in enabling and sustaining military violence. While war propaganda and discursive justifications have received significant attention, this book argues that military operations also depend on a hidden infrastructure of silence through omission, secrecy, and tacit consent.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFocusing on drone warfare and colonial counterinsurgency, it explores how regimes of (not) listening shape what can and cannot be heard. Drawing on a multidisciplinary framework and extensive empirical research—including analysis of Western parliamentary debates, UN documents, media coverage, and archival records—\u003cem\u003eSilent War\u003c\/em\u003e traces the enduring role of silence in legitimising imperial violence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIt reframes silence not as absence but as a constitutive force in global power relations, offering critical tools for interrogating dominant frameworks of military violence and opening space for listening otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47934213128428,"sku":"9781526169532","price":396.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781526169532-silent-war.jpg?v=1783906499","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/silent-war-by-elisabeth-schweiger-9781526169532","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}