Military Geographies

ISBN-13: 9781405127776 / Angielski / Miękka / 2004 / 212 str.

Rachel Woodward

Opis

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.

Recenzje

" Military Geographies ... is a must for anyone who opposes the military′s use of our special landscapes. This authoritive book, by an expert in military land–use, is about the paternalistic, arrogant and unnecessarily secretive way in which the military occupies land. Woodward warns that ′we should be cautious about assuming an automatic economic benefit to a locality from military presence′. A fascinating book, and a useful campaigning tool." ( Open Space, Vol 28/2, Spring 2005)

Spis treści

List of Figures.

Acknowledgements.

Series Editors′ Preface.

List of Abbreviations.

1. Military Geography, Militarism s Geographies.

2. Military Space.

3. Military Economic Geographies.

4. Militarized Environments.

5. Military Landscapes.

6. Challenging Military Geographies.

7. The Study of Military Geographies.

Notes.

Bibliography.

Index

O autorze

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.

Blurb

Military Geographies discusses how local space, place, environment and landscape are shaped by military presence, and about how wider geographies are touched by militarism.

The book 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. Drawing on her own original research, the author explores the ways in which militarism and military activities control development, the use of space and our understanding of place. She concentrates on military lands, establishments and personnel in contemporary peacetime settings, highlighting the pervasiveness of these forces in shaping everyday lives.

The geographies under scrutiny are primarily those of advanced capitalist economies, particularly in Europe, North America and Australasia. Maps, plans and other figures are used to illustrate the text where appropriate.