David R. Whetham Books
Whetham is a scholar of military ethics and security studies.
Known for: Drones and Society: Transformations in Surveillance, Power, and Everyday Life
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Drones and Society: Transformations in Surveillance, Power, and Everyday Life
This academic volume explores the social, political, and ethical implications of drone technology. It examines how drones are reshaping surveillance practices, warfare, and civilian life, analyzing their impact on privacy, governance, and cultural perception. The book brings together interdisciplinary perspectives from sociology, media studies, and political science to understand the broader societal transformations driven by unmanned aerial systems.
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Historical Context: From Military Experimentation to Civilian Integration
The drone’s story begins in the militarized laboratories of the twentieth century, born of Cold War anxieties and the desire to remove human risk from battlefields. Early unmanned systems were crude, radio‑controlled aircraft designed for reconnaissance. Yet with each subsequent conflict—from Vietna...
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Surveillance and Power: Watching from Above
Surveillance has always promised security, yet drones intensify its reach by transforming the act of watching into an automated routine. From the drone’s aerial vantage, every body becomes data, every motion measurable. In this book we explore how this perspective alters the dynamics of power. When ...
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