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Scarred Landscapes - by C Pearson (Paperback)

Name: Scarred Landscapes - by C Pearson (Paperback)
Brand: Palgrave MacMillan
SKU: 1005550775
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Based on detailed archival research and site visits, Scarred Landscapes is the first environmental history of Vichy France.
About the Author: 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.
253 Pages
Nature, Natural Resources

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Book Synopsis

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.

Review Quotes

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 Landscapes offers a model for thinking broadly about war and nature...' - French History

About the Author

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.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.5 Inches (H) x 5.5 Inches (W) x .61 Inches (D)

Weight: .77 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 253

Genre: Nature

Sub-Genre: Natural Resources

Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan

Format: Paperback

Author: C Pearson

Language: English

Street Date: January 1, 2008

TCIN: 1005550775

UPC: 9781349305636

Item Number (DPCI): 247-38-3574

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 0.77 pounds

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