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Scarred Landscapes: War and Nature in Vichy France
C. Pearson
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Description for Scarred Landscapes: War and Nature in Vichy France
Hardback. 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. Num Pages: 272 pages, 25, 1 black & white tables, 2 maps, 22 black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 1DDF; 3JJ; HBJD; HBLW; RN. Category: (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 222 x 141 x 20. Weight in Grams: 437.
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.
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.
Product Details
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Condition
New
Number of Pages
253
Place of Publication
Basingstoke, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780230220126
SKU
V9780230220126
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
About C. Pearson
CHRIS PEARSON is Research Associate in Historical Studies at the University of Bristol, UK, where he specializes in the environmental history of war and militarism. He has published articles in Environmental History and Revue forestière française.
Reviews for Scarred Landscapes: War and Nature in Vichy France
CHOICE Outstanding Academic Titles for 2009 '..facinating book...Chris Pearson provides an impressively wide range of references to give context to his work and uses source materials from appropriate archives...[he] has assembled an impressive piece of environmental history that is not very different from the domain of 'historical geography'' - Modern & Contemporary France '...Scarred ... Read more