Mobilizing Nature: The Environmental History of War and Militarization in Modern France - Couverture rigide

Pearson, Chris

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0719084393 ISBN 13 : 9780719084393

Editeur : Manchester University Press, 2012

Synopsis

Mobilizing nature traces the environmental history of war and militarisation in France, from the creation of Châlons Camp in 1857 to military environmentalist policies in the twentieth century. It offers a fresh perspective on the well-known histories of the Franco-Prussian War, Western Front (1914-18), Second World War, Cold War and the anti-base campaign at Larzac, whilst uncovering the largely 'hidden' history of the numerous military bases and other installations that pepper the French countryside. Mobilising nature argues that the history of war and militarisation can only be fully understood if human and environmental histories are considered in tandem. Preparing for and conducting wars were only made possible through the active manipulation and mobilisation of topographies, climatic conditions, vegetation and animals. But the military has not monopolised the mobilisation of nature. Protesters against militarisation have consistently drawn on images of peaceful and productive civilian environments as the preferable alternative to destructive tanks and bombs.

Written in an accessible style, Mobilizing nature will appeal to readers interested in modern France, environmental history, military geographies and histories, anti-military protests, and environmentalism.

A propos du livre

À propos de l?auteur

Chris Pearson is Lecturer in Twentieth Century History at the University of Liverpool

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Manchester University Press
• Date d'édition: 2012
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0719084393
• ISBN 13: 9780719084393
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 320
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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