From above: war, violence and verticality

The arrival of the aerostatic balloon at the end of the nineteenth century ushered in a new perspective on the battlefield, taking over from the mount - the hill at the edge of the field of combat - and the fortified tower positioned within it. Since then there has been no perspective more culpable...

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Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Oxford Univ. Press 2014
Series:Critical war studies series
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Online Access:BSB01
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Summary:The arrival of the aerostatic balloon at the end of the nineteenth century ushered in a new perspective on the battlefield, taking over from the mount - the hill at the edge of the field of combat - and the fortified tower positioned within it. Since then there has been no perspective more culpable in war, violence, and security than the aerial one. This book explores the aerial view in new depth and clarity. It draws in vivid detail on studies of the aerial perspective today and on rich empirical investigations of the aerial view from the past.
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (X, 376 S.)
ISBN:9780199388226
DOI:10.1093/acprof:oso/9780199334797.001.0001

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