Christian Fuchs. 2025. World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism. London: University of Westminster Press. ISBN 978-1-915445-77-3 (pbk), 978-1-915445-78-0 (pdf), 978-1-915445-79-7 (epub), 978-1-915445-80-3 (mobi). 360 pages. Published open access and as paperback More information: https://fuchsc.net/books/world-war-and-world-peace-in-the-age-of-social-medi... “This is an excellent, wide-ranging account of thinking about war in the context of new forms of capitalism, providing original analysis of the global dimensions of contemporary war while reflecting on the heritage of sociological theory. It will lead to a rethinking of priorities in social theory.” — Sylvia Walby, Professor, Department of Law and Criminology, School of Law and Social Sciences, Royal Holloway, University of London This book deals with violence, world war, and world peace in global digital capitalism. It asks: How do violence and war manifest themselves in global digital capitalism? How do digital capitalism and digital technologies manifest themselves in violence and warfare? What are the prospects for world peace today? Table of Contents 1. Introduction: War, Peace and Digital Capitalism 2. On Violence 3. On Digital Violence 4. On Digital War 5. On Digital Capitalism 6. On Global Capitalism 7. On Global (Digital) Capitalism’s Political Economy: The Economic Dimension 8. On Global (Digital) Capitalism’s Political Economy: The Political and Military Dimension 9. World Peace 10. The United Nations, Human Rights, and World Peace 11. World Peace and Democratic (Digital) Socialism 12. Conclusion: World War and World Peace in the Age of Digital Capitalism Notes References Index