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Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / / William Beinart and Peter Coates
| Environment and history : the taming of nature in the USA and South Africa / / William Beinart and Peter Coates |
| Autore | Beinart William |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (133 p.) |
| Disciplina |
333.709
333.9/13/0973 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | CoatesPeter A. <1957-> |
| Collana | Historical connections |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmentalism - South Africa - History
Environmentalism - United States - History Nature - Effect of human beings on - South Africa Nature - Effect of human beings on - United States |
| ISBN |
0-203-29578-1
0-203-13355-2 1-134-82251-0 81-7835-601-5 1-280-32819-3 1-134-82253-7 1-134-82254-5 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Book Cover; Title; Contents; List of maps; Series editors' preface; Preface; The nature of environmental history: the United States and South Africa compared; The comparison; The frontier environment; Hunting and animals: from game to wildlife; Settler hunting; Hunting controls; The fall and rise of trees: forests, felling and forestry; Trees and people; Forestry and conservation; Agriculture: exploitation unlimited and limited; The conservationist state; Nature reserves and national parks: revaluing and renaturing the wild; Biocentrism and park politics
From conservation to environmentalism and beyondRace, environmentalism and social inequality; Postscript: taming the wild; Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450993903321 |
Beinart William
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| London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 1995 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / edited by Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole
| Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / edited by Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.47 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military geography
Military geography - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN | 1-4411-2560-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Author Biographies; Introduction: Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes; PART I: INHABITING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 1 Military Landscapes / Militære Landskap: The Military Landscape Photography of Ingrid Book and Carina Hedén; 2 Fighting in 'Dante's Inferno': Changing Perceptions of Civil War Combat in the Spotsylvania Wilderness from 1863 to 1864; PART II: COEXISTENT MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LANDSCAPES; 3 Coexistent Landscapes: Military Integration and Civilian Fragmentation
4 The Shoeburyness Complex: Military Spatial Production and the Problem of the Civilian Body5 A Picturesque Ruin? Landscapes of Loss at Tyneham and the Epynt; PART III: THE SURPRISING NATURE OF MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 6 Militarization, Conservation and US Base Transformations; 7 A Fairy (Shrimp) Tale of Military Environmentalism: The 'Greening' of Salisbury Plain; 8 The Exquisite Corpses of Nature and History: The Case of the Korean DMZ; PART IV: COMMEMORATING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 9 Addressing the Nature of Gettysburg: 'Addition and Detraction' in Preserving an American Shrine 10 Fragmented Histories: Science, Environment and Monument Building at the Trinity Site, 1945-199511 Ruins, Relics and Restoration: The Afterlife of World War Two American Airfields in England, 1945-2005; Afterword: Militarized Landscapes; Notes; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; Z |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910464530003321 |
| London ; ; New York, New York : , : Continuum, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / editors, Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole
| Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / editors, Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.47 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military geography
Military geography - History |
| ISBN | 1-4411-2560-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Author Biographies; Introduction: Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes; PART I: INHABITING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 1 Military Landscapes / Militære Landskap: The Military Landscape Photography of Ingrid Book and Carina Hedén; 2 Fighting in 'Dante's Inferno': Changing Perceptions of Civil War Combat in the Spotsylvania Wilderness from 1863 to 1864; PART II: COEXISTENT MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LANDSCAPES; 3 Coexistent Landscapes: Military Integration and Civilian Fragmentation
4 The Shoeburyness Complex: Military Spatial Production and the Problem of the Civilian Body5 A Picturesque Ruin? Landscapes of Loss at Tyneham and the Epynt; PART III: THE SURPRISING NATURE OF MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 6 Militarization, Conservation and US Base Transformations; 7 A Fairy (Shrimp) Tale of Military Environmentalism: The 'Greening' of Salisbury Plain; 8 The Exquisite Corpses of Nature and History: The Case of the Korean DMZ; PART IV: COMMEMORATING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 9 Addressing the Nature of Gettysburg: 'Addition and Detraction' in Preserving an American Shrine 10 Fragmented Histories: Science, Environment and Monument Building at the Trinity Site, 1945-199511 Ruins, Relics and Restoration: The Afterlife of World War Two American Airfields in England, 1945-2005; Afterword: Militarized Landscapes; Notes; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786909503321 |
| London : , : Continuum, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / editors, Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole
| Militarized landscapes : from Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain / / editors, Chris Pearson, Peter Coates, Tim Cole |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | London : , : Continuum, , 2010 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (318 p.) |
| Disciplina | 355.47 |
| Soggetto topico |
Military geography
Military geography - History |
| ISBN | 1-4411-2560-4 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgements; Author Biographies; Introduction: Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes; PART I: INHABITING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 1 Military Landscapes / Militære Landskap: The Military Landscape Photography of Ingrid Book and Carina Hedén; 2 Fighting in 'Dante's Inferno': Changing Perceptions of Civil War Combat in the Spotsylvania Wilderness from 1863 to 1864; PART II: COEXISTENT MILITARY AND CIVILIAN LANDSCAPES; 3 Coexistent Landscapes: Military Integration and Civilian Fragmentation
4 The Shoeburyness Complex: Military Spatial Production and the Problem of the Civilian Body5 A Picturesque Ruin? Landscapes of Loss at Tyneham and the Epynt; PART III: THE SURPRISING NATURE OF MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 6 Militarization, Conservation and US Base Transformations; 7 A Fairy (Shrimp) Tale of Military Environmentalism: The 'Greening' of Salisbury Plain; 8 The Exquisite Corpses of Nature and History: The Case of the Korean DMZ; PART IV: COMMEMORATING MILITARIZED LANDSCAPES; 9 Addressing the Nature of Gettysburg: 'Addition and Detraction' in Preserving an American Shrine 10 Fragmented Histories: Science, Environment and Monument Building at the Trinity Site, 1945-199511 Ruins, Relics and Restoration: The Afterlife of World War Two American Airfields in England, 1945-2005; Afterword: Militarized Landscapes; Notes; Index. |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910818924003321 |
| London : , : Continuum, , 2010 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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