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New edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (1 volume) : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white). |
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text txt rdacontent |
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computer c rdamedia |
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online resource cr rdacarrier |
| Series |
War and conflict in premodern societies |
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Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Note |
Description based on print version record. |
| Contents |
Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- List of Illustrations -- Preface -- Introduction -- Part One LANDSCAPES -- Chapter 1. Frontiers -- Chapter 2. Fortifications -- Part Two BIOTIC COMMUNITIES -- Chapter 3. Disturbances -- Chapter 4. Policing -- Part Three PATHOGENS -- Chapter 5. Army Health -- Conclusion -- Appendix. Overview of plants found in the fortifications of Maastricht in 1868 -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Summary |
Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe's Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a battleground between France and Germany. By analyzing soldiers' long-term interactions with nature, this book engages with current debates about the ecological impact of the military, and provides new impetus for contemporary armed forces to make greater effort to reduce their environmental footprint. "This is an impressive interdisciplinary study, contributing to environmental history, the history of war and historical geography. The book advances an original and intriguing argument that armed forces have had a vested interest in preserving the environments and habitats in which they operate, and have thus contributed to environmental conservation long before this became a popular cause of wider humanity. The work will provide a template for how this topic can be researched for other parts of the world or for other time periods." Peter H. Wilson, Chichele Professor of the History of War, University of Oxford. |
| Subject |
Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects.
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Europe -- Armed Forces.
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Europe -- History, Military.
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Meuse River Region -- History, Military.
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Forces armées -- Aspect de l'environnement.
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Europe -- Forces armées.
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Europe -- Histoire militaire.
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HISTORY / Military / General
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Armed Forces -- Environmental aspects
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Armed Forces
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Europe -- Meuse River Region
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Europe https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJxCxPbbk4CPJDQJb4r6rq
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| Indexed Term |
Ecological history. |
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Military history. |
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Natural barriers in history. |
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premodern environmentalism. |
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war and the environment. |
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wildlife protection, mosasaur. |
| Genre/Form |
Military history
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| Added Author |
Project Muse. distributor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: 9781641893985 |
| ISBN |
9781641893992 |
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1641893990 |
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9781641893985 |
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1641893982 |
| Standard No. |
UKMGB 020114986 |
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AU@ 000070044353 |
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