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Militarized Landscapes

By Chris Pearson

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Militarized Landscapes

By Chris Pearson

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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 been partially or fully mobilized to achieve military aims. Ranging from the Korean DMZ to nuclear testing sites in the American West, and from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain, Militarized Landscapes focuses on these often secretive, hidden, dangerous and invariably controversial sites that occupy huge swathes of national territories.
Product details
Edition:
illustrated
Number of Pages:
318
Release Date:
2010-08-03
Publication Date:
2010-06-03
Publisher:
Bloomsbury 3PL
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1441117024
ISBN13:
9781441117021
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
643 g
Height:
161 cm
Width:
240 cm
Thickness:
22 cm
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