Rachel Woodward 
Military Geographies [EPUB ebook] 

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.

Tabella dei contenuti

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

Circa l’autore

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.