Militarized Landscapes
From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain
Published on 5. August 2010
Book
Hardback
320 pages
978-1-4411-1702-1 (ISBN)
Description
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 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.
Reviews / Votes
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. -- Environment and HistoryMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 240 mm
Width: 161 mm
Thickness: 22 mm
Weight
643 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4411-1702-1 (9781441117021)
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E-Book
06/2010
1st Edition
Continuum Publishing Corporation
€178.99
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Persons
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.
Content
Introduction Dr Tim Cole (Bristol).; 1. Co-existent Landscapes Shelley Egoz (Lincoln University, NZ).; 2. Conceptions of Militarised Landscapes in Southern Lebanon Jala Makhzoumi (American University of Beirut).; 3. Military Landscape Photography Rachel Woodward (Newcastle University, UK).; 4. The Greening of the MOD Marianna Dudley (Bristol, UK).; 5. Landscapes of Loss Tim Cole (Bristol, UK).; 6. US Military Land Management Organisation William Doe (Colorado State University, Fort Collins, USA).; 7. The Exquisite Corpse and Korea's DMZ Julia Thomas(University of Notre Dame, USA).; 8. Fragmented Histories Ryan Edgington (Haverford College, USA).; 9. Militarisation, Conservation and US base transformations David Havlick (University of Colorado, USA).; 10. The Lab and the Land Matthew Farish (University of Toronto, Canada).; 11. Fighting in Dante's Inferno Kathryn Shively Meier (University of Virginia, USA).; 12. Military Spatial Production Matthew Flintham (Royal College of Art, UK).; 13. Addressing the Nature of Gettysburg Brian Black (Penn State University, Altoona, USA).; 14. From Haunted Landscapes to heritage Landscapes Sam Edwards (University of Lancaster, UK).; 15. Conclusion Edmund Russell (University of Virginia, USA).