Images of conflict [[electronic resource] ] : military aerial photography and archaeology / / edited by Birger Stichelbaut ... [et al.]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910456396703321
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Newcastle upon Tyne [England], : Cambridge Scholars Pub., 2009
• ISBN: 1-282-03581-9; 9786612035814; 1-4438-0314-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (316 p.)
• Altri autori (Persone): StichelbautBirger
• Disciplina: 778.3509
• Soggetti: Aerial photography; Aerial reconnaissance; Aerial photography in archaeology; Electronic books.
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references.
• Nota di contenuto: TABLE OF CONTENTS; LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS; LIST OF TABLES; PREFACE; CHAPTER ONE; CHAPTER TWO; CHAPTER THREE; CHAPTER FOUR; CHAPTER FIVE; CHAPTER SIX; CHAPTER SEVEN; CHAPTER EIGHT; CHAPTER NINE; CHAPTER TEN; CHAPTER ELEVEN; CHAPTER TWELVE; CHAPTER THIRTEEN; CHAPTER FOURTEEN; CHAPTER FIFTEEN; CHAPTER SIXTEEN; CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
• Sommario/riassunto: Striking aerial views of war, and of the scarred landscapes of its aftermath are the focus of this unique and multidisciplinary book. For the first time, the history, significance, and technology of military aerial photography are brought together and explored by military historians, archaeologists, and anthropologists. This new approach opens the door to a modern reassessment of military aerial imagery, reveals the concepts and philosophies that guided their production and interpretation, an...