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Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain
Tim C Chris Pearson
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Description for Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain
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Preparation for warfare materially reshapes rural landscapes and environments; this is a comparative history and geography of militarized landscapes. The black smoke billowing from burning oil wells during the Gulf War of 1990-91 directed media and public attention towards war's devastating environmental impact. Yet even before the first bomb is dropped, preparation for warfare materially and imaginatively reshapes rural landscapes and environments. This volume is the first to explore the comparative histories and geographies of militarized landscapes. Moving beyond the narrow definition of militarized landscapes as theatres of war, it treats them as simultaneously material and cultural sites that have ... Read more
Preparation for warfare materially reshapes rural landscapes and environments; this is a comparative history and geography of militarized landscapes. The black smoke billowing from burning oil wells during the Gulf War of 1990-91 directed media and public attention towards war's devastating environmental impact. Yet even before the first bomb is dropped, preparation for warfare materially and imaginatively reshapes rural landscapes and environments. This volume is the first to explore the comparative histories and geographies of militarized landscapes. Moving beyond the narrow definition of militarized landscapes as theatres of war, it treats them as simultaneously material and cultural sites that have ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Continuum Publishing Corporation
Number of pages
320
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9781441117021
SKU
V9781441117021
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About Tim C Chris Pearson
Dr Tim Cole is Senior Lecturer in Contemporary European Social History at the University of Bristol, specializing in Holocaust studies. Professor Peter Coates is Professor of American and Environmental History at the University of Bristol. Dr Chris Pearson is Research Associate at the University of Bristol, specializing in the environmental history of war.
Reviews for Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain
Although the environmental history of war and militarization is a major dimension of all human history, serious study of the subject has begun only recently. The term "militarized landscapes" has become prominent, but its range of meaning has been unclear. This book is the most significant publication on the subject.
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