Military Geographies (RGS-IBG Book, #5)

by Ms Rachel Woodward

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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.
  • ISBN13 9781444399875
  • Publish Date 15 July 2011 (first published 5 May 2004)
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country GB
  • Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
  • Imprint Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)