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Ice and Snow in the Cold War
eBook - Histories of Extreme Climatic Environments, Environment in History: International Perspectives
ISBN/EAN: 9781785339875
Umbreit-Nr.: 2289286
Sprache:
Englisch
Umfang: 330 S.
Format in cm:
Einband:
Keine Angabe
Erschienen am 19.10.2018
Auflage: 1/2018
E-Book
Format: PDF
DRM: Adobe DRM
- Zusatztext
- <p> The history of the Cold War has focused overwhelmingly on statecraft and military power, an approach that has naturally placed Moscow and Washington center stage. Meanwhile, regions such as Alaska, the polar landscapes, and the cold areas of the Soviet periphery have received little attention. However, such environments were of no small importance during the Cold War: in addition to their symbolic significance, they also had direct implications for everything from military strategy to natural resource management. Through histories of these extremely cold environments, this volume makes a novel intervention in Cold War historiography, one whose global and transnational approach undermines the simple opposition of East and West.</p>
- Kurztext
- The history of the Cold War has focused overwhelmingly on statecraft and military power, an approach that has naturally placed Moscow and Washington center stage. Meanwhile, regions such as Alaska, the polar landscapes, and the cold areas of the Soviet periphery have received little attention. However, such environments were of no small importance during the Cold War: in addition to their symbolic significance, they also had direct implications for everything from military strategy to natural resource management. Through histories of these extremely cold environments, this volume makes a novel intervention in Cold War historiography, one whose global and transnational approach undermines the simple opposition of &quote;East&quote; and &quote;West.&quote;
- Autorenportrait
- <p><strong>Christian Kehrt</strong> is professor of history of science and technology at the Technical University Braunschweig, Germany. His research interests lie in the cultural history of science, technology and the environment.</p>