Mobilizing nature : the environmental history of war and militarization in modern France / Chris Pearson.

By:

Pearson, Chris, 1979- [author.]

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Cultural history of modern warPublisher: Manchester : Manchester University Press 2016Copyright date: ©2012Description: 1 online resource (xiv, 336 pages) : illustrations, mapsContent type:

text

Media type:

computer

Carrier type:

online resource

ISBN:

9781526130587
1526130580
9781526161949
152616194X
9781781705018
1781705011

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Mobilizing nature. The environmental history of war and militarization in modern France.DDC classification:

333.73094409 23
940.2

LOC classification:

TD195.W29 P42 2016
D250

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Contents:

The emperor's new camp (1857-70) -- Militarized environments during the 'terrible year' (1870-71) -- Remaking militarized environments in the wake of defeat (1871-1914) -- The 'mangled earth' of the trenches (1914-18) -- Demilitarization and militarization (1918-40) -- Occupied territories (1940-67) -- 'A (very) large military camp': the militarization of postwar France -- Opposing militarized environments -- 'Greening' militarized environments.

Summary: This book traces the environmental history of war and militarisation in France, from the creation of Chalons 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.

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This book traces the environmental history of war and militarisation in France, from the creation of Chalons 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.

Includes bibliography and index.

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