Cryptic Concrete
A Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany
1st Edition
Published on 14. February 2018
192 pages
978-1-119-26112-4 (ISBN)
Description
Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.
* A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics
* Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war
* Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo
* Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature
* A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics
* Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war
* Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo
* Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature
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Ian Klinke is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University Oxford and a fellow of St John's College. His work covers German geopolitics, Cold War landscapes and the politics of European (dis)integration.
Content
Series Editor's Preface vi
Preface vii
1 Of Blood and Soil 1
2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22
3 Return to the Soil 45
4 Nuclear Living Space 67
5 Spaces of Extermination 91
6 Enter the Void 111
7 Conclusion 130
References 142
Index 167
