LEADER 03723oam 22006374a 450 001 9910507200703321 005 20240220143137.0 010 $a1-64189-399-0 024 7 $a10.1515/9781641893992 035 $a(CKB)5600000000000075 035 $a(OCoLC)1250598821 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse93844 035 $a(DE-B1597)576402 035 $a(DE-B1597)9781641893992 035 $a(OCoLC)1258400203 035 $a(EXLCZ)995600000000000075 100 $a20210209d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|||||||nn|n 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aArmies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe$eThe Meuse Region, 1250-1850 /$fSander Govaerts 205 $aNew edition. 210 1$aLeeds :$cArc Humanities Press,$d2021. 210 4$dİ2021. 215 $a1 online resource (1 volume) $cillustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 225 0 $aWar and conflict in premodern societies 311 $a1-64189-398-2 327 $tFrontmatter --$tCONTENTS --$tList of Illustrations --$tPreface --$tIntroduction --$tPart One LANDSCAPES --$tChapter 1. Frontiers --$tChapter 2. Fortifications --$tPart Two BIOTIC COMMUNITIES --$tChapter 3. Disturbances --$tChapter 4. Policing --$tPart Three PATHOGENS --$tChapter 5. Army Health --$tConclusion --$tAppendix. Overview of plants found in the fortifications of Maastricht in 1868 --$tBibliography --$tIndex 330 $aUsing 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 606 $aArmed Forces$xEnvironmental aspects$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00814597 606 $aArmed Forces$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00814586 606 $aArmed Forces$xEnvironmental aspects 607 $aEurope$zMeuse River Region$2fast 607 $aEurope$2fast 607 $aEurope$xArmed Forces 607 $aEurope$xHistory, Military 607 $aMeuse River Region$xHistory, Military 608 $aMilitary history. 610 $aEcological history. 610 $aMilitary history. 610 $aNatural barriers in history. 610 $apremodern environmentalism. 610 $awar and the environment. 610 $awildlife protection, mosasaur. 615 0$aArmed Forces$xEnvironmental aspects. 615 0$aArmed Forces. 615 0$aArmed Forces$xEnvironmental aspects. 700 $aGovaerts$b Sander$01025571 801 0$bMdBmJHUP 801 1$bMdBmJHUP 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910507200703321 996 $aArmies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe$92438835 997 $aUNINA