The war and environment reader / Gar Smith, editor.
The war and environment reader / Gar Smith, editor.
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Publisher
Charlottesville, Virginia : Just World Books, 2017.
Date
2017.
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G 2019/2580
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Language
English
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Physical content
xv, 318 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
pt. I Permawar---Human Nature and War / II -- The Roots of War Stones to Drones: A History of War on Earth / Gar Smith -- Patriarchy and War: Treating Nature Like Dirt / Vandana Shiva -- U.S. Exceptionalism: The Hubris That Fuels Wars / Marjorie Cohn -- Blowback: Climate Change and Resource Wars / M...
Nature in the Crosshairs Afghanistan: Bombing the Land of the Snow Leopard / Joshua Frank -- Africa: Wars on Wildlife / Dr. Jane Goodall -- El Salvador: Scorched Earth in Central America / Gar Smith -- Guam: The Tip of America's Global Spear / Catherine Lutz -- Kuwait: The War That Wounded the World...
Wars Are No Longer Fought on Battlefields / David Swanson -- War on Land: Toxic Burdens and Military Exercises / Susan D. Lanier-Graham -- War on the Sea: Islands under Siege / Koohan Paik -- Wars for Sand: The Mortar of Empires / Denis Delestrac -- War at a Distance: Long-Range Missiles / Jon Letma...
Atomic Islands and "Jellyfish Babies" / Darlene Keju-Johnson -- Haunted by Memories of War / S. Brian Willson -- The War Zone That Became a New Eden / Lisa Brady -- pt. III Ecolibrium---Pathways to a Planet at Peace -- Toward Ecolibrium Take the Profit Out of War / Major-General Smedley Butler -- Ec...
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Publisher
Charlottesville, Virginia : Just World Books, 2017.
Place of Publication
Virginia
Date Published
2017.
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Summary
"While many books have examined the broader topic of military conflict, most neglect to focus on damage military violence inflicts on regional--and global--ecosystems. The War and Environment Reader provides a critical analysis of the devastating consequences of "war on the environment" with perspectives drawn from a wide array of diverse voices an...
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The war and environment reader / Gar Smith, editor.
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G 2019/2580
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74VKVB80woE3
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKVB80woE3
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ISBN
9781682570791
1682570797
DDC
577.274
MMS ID
991024242108002626
