Cities into Battlefields Metropolitan Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War |
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| Editor:
| Keene, Derek |
| Author:
| Goebel, Stefan |
| Series title: | Historical Urban Studies Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7546-6038-5 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2011 |
| Publisher: | Routledge
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $175.00 |
Book Description:
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Metropolitan Catastrophes: Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War explores the cultural imprint of military conflict on metropolises world wide in the era of the First and Second World Wars. It brings together cultural and urban historians and scholars of related disciplines including anthropology, education, geography, and urban planning. The volume examines how the emergence of 'total' warfare blurred the boundaries between home and front and transformed cities into...
More DescriptionMetropolitan Catastrophes: Scenarios, Experiences and Commemorations of Total War explores the cultural imprint of military conflict on metropolises world wide in the era of the First and Second World Wars. It brings together cultural and urban historians and scholars of related disciplines including anthropology, education, geography, and urban planning. The volume examines how the emergence of 'total' warfare blurred the boundaries between home and front and transformed cities into battlefields. The central contention of this volume, that total war in the twentieth century has a significant but often overlooked metropolitan dimension, is fully addressed, thereby filling a conspicuous gap in the currently available literature.