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Record Nr.

UNINA9910778077803321

Autore

Pearson C

Titolo

Scarred Landscapes [[electronic resource] ] : War and Nature in Vichy France / / by C. Pearson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Palgrave Macmillan UK : , : Imprint : Palgrave Macmillan, , 2008

ISBN

1-282-19786-X

9786612197864

0-230-22873-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2008.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (270 p.)

Disciplina

333.730944

333.730944/09044

Soggetti

France—History

Europe—History

History, Modern

Social history

Civilization—History

World War, 1939-1945

History of France

European History

Modern History

Social History

Cultural History

History of World War II and the Holocaust

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 (p. 235-247) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Map 1: Divided France 1940-1944; Map 2: South Eastern France 1940-1944; Introduction; 1 The War on 'Wasteland': Remaking the French Landscape after Defeat; 2 'The Age of Wood': Forests in Wartime France; 3 The Camargue Between War and Peace; 4 Mobilising Mountains in Vichy France; 5 Reconstructing the Environment, 1944-1955; 6 The Nature of Memory in Post-war France; Conclusion; Notes;



Bibliography of Secondary Literature; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Based on detailed archival research and site visits, Scarred Landscapes is the first environmental history of Vichy France. From mountains and marshlands to foresters and resisters, it examines the intricate and often surprising connections between war, history, and the 'natural' environment during these turbulent years.