Military Legacies

Informationen zum Autor James A. Tyner (Ph.D., University of Southern California) is Professor of Geography at Kent State University. His research interests include population geography, political geography, and Southeast Asia. He is the author of ten books, including The Philippines: Mobilities, Identities, Globalization (Routledge). Zusammenfassung Landmines, cluster-bombs, chemical pollutants, and other remnants of war continue to cause death to humans and damage to the environment long after the guns have fallen silent. To understand the legacy of modern militarism, this book presents an overview of post-conflict societies, with an emphasis on the human toll exacted by modern warfare. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. A World Made By War 2. Trauma Beyond War 3. In the Footsteps of War 4. The Chemistry of War 5. Beyond the Flash of War 6. Echoes of Militarism

Summary

Landmines, cluster-bombs, chemical pollutants, and other remnants of war continue to cause death to humans and damage to the environment long after the guns have fallen silent. To understand the legacy of modern militarism, this book presents an overview of post-conflict societies, with an emphasis on the human toll exacted by modern warfare.

Product details

• Authors: James A. Tyner, James A Tyner, James A. Tyner, James A. (Kent State University Tyner, Tyner James A.
• Publisher: Routledge Academic
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Release: 09.12.2009, delayed
• EAN: 9780415995931
• ISBN: 978-0-415-99593-1
• No. of pages: 224
• Series: Global Realities; Global Realities
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political administration; Krieg und Verteidigung, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Disasters & Disaster Relief, HISTORY / Military / General, Warfare & defence, Social impact of disasters, Warfare and defence, Social impact of disasters / accidents (natural or man-made)