Military Geographies

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John Wiley & Sons, 2. srp 2004. - Broj stranica: 212
Military Geographies is about how local space, place, environment and landscape are shaped by military presence, and about how wider geographies are touched by militarism.
  • A book about how local space, place, environment and landscape are shaped by military presence, and about how wider geographies are touched by militarism.
  • Sets a new agenda for the study of military geography with its critical analysis of the ways in which military control over space is legitimized.
  • Explores the ways in which militarism and military activities control development, the use of space and our understanding of place.
  • Focuses on military lands, establishments and personnel in contemporary peacetime settings.
  • Uses examples from Europe, North America and Australasia.
  • Draws on original research into the mechanisms by which the British government manages the defence estate.
  • Illustrated with maps, plans and other figures.
 

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Military Geography Militarisms Geographies
1
Military Space
12
2
14
Military Economic Geographies
38
Militarized Environments
72
Military Landscapes
104
Challenging Military Geographies
126
Deserted Structures Orford Ness Suffolk 2002
149
The Study of Military Geographies
152
Notes
160
Bibliography
163
Index
182
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Military Geographies
Rachel Woodward
Ograničeni pregled - 2011

Uobičajeni izrazi i fraze

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O autoru (2004)

Rachel Woodward is a Lecturer in the School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development at the University of Newcastle Upon Tyne. She is the co-author of Leadership and Local Power in Contemporary Rural Europe (2002) and has written numerous journal articles on military land use, on rural development, and on gender and the military.

Bibliografski podaci

NaslovMilitary Geographies
Opseg 45 iz RGS-IBG Book Series
AutorRachel Woodward
Izdanjeilustrirano
IzdavačJohn Wiley & Sons, 2004
ISBN1405127775, 9781405127776
DuljinaBroj stranica: 212
  
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