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The book approaches museums of the Great War as political entities,
some more overtly than others, but all unable to escape from the
politics of the war, its profound legacies and its enduring memory.
Their changing configurations and content are explored as
reflections of the social and political context in which they
exist. Curating of the Great War has expanded beyond the walls of
museum buildings, seeking public engagement, both direct and
digital, and taking in whole landscapes. Recognizing this fact, the
book examines these museums as standing at the nexus of
historiography, museology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and
politics as well as being a lieux de memoire. Their multi-vocal
nature makes them a compelling subject for research and above all
the book highlights that it is in these museums that we see the
most complete fusion of the material culture of conflict with its
historical, political and experiential context. This book is an
essential read for researchers of the reception of the Great War
through material culture and museums.
Conflict Landscapes explores the long under-acknowledged and
under-investigated aspects of where and how modern conflict
landscapes interact and conjoin with pre-twentieth-century places,
activities, and beliefs, as well as with individuals and groups.
Investigating and understanding the often unpredictable power and
legacies of landscapes that have seen (and often still viscerally
embody) the consequences of mass death and destruction, the book
shows, through these landscapes, the power of destruction to
preserve, refocus, and often reconfigure the past. Responding to
the complexity of modern conflict, the book offers a coherent,
integrated, and sensitized hybrid approach, which calls on
different disciplines where they overlap in a shared common
terrain. Dealing with issues such as memory, identity, emotion, and
wellbeing, the chapters tease out the human experience of modern
conflict and its relationship to landscape. Conflict Landscapes
will appeal to a wide range of disciplines involved in studying
conflict, such as archaeology, anthropology, material culture
studies, art history, cultural history, cultural geography,
military history, and heritage and museum studies.
The book approaches museums of the Great War as political entities,
some more overtly than others, but all unable to escape from the
politics of the war, its profound legacies and its enduring memory.
Their changing configurations and content are explored as
reflections of the social and political context in which they
exist. Curating of the Great War has expanded beyond the walls of
museum buildings, seeking public engagement, both direct and
digital, and taking in whole landscapes. Recognizing this fact, the
book examines these museums as standing at the nexus of
historiography, museology, anthropology, archaeology, sociology and
politics as well as being a lieux de memoire. Their multi-vocal
nature makes them a compelling subject for research and above all
the book highlights that it is in these museums that we see the
most complete fusion of the material culture of conflict with its
historical, political and experiential context. This book is an
essential read for researchers of the reception of the Great War
through material culture and museums.
Conflict Landscapes explores the long under-acknowledged and
under-investigated aspects of where and how modern conflict
landscapes interact and conjoin with pre-twentieth-century places,
activities, and beliefs, as well as with individuals and groups.
Investigating and understanding the often unpredictable power and
legacies of landscapes that have seen (and often still viscerally
embody) the consequences of mass death and destruction, the book
shows, through these landscapes, the power of destruction to
preserve, refocus, and often reconfigure the past. Responding to
the complexity of modern conflict, the book offers a coherent,
integrated, and sensitized hybrid approach, which calls on
different disciplines where they overlap in a shared common
terrain. Dealing with issues such as memory, identity, emotion, and
wellbeing, the chapters tease out the human experience of modern
conflict and its relationship to landscape. Conflict Landscapes
will appeal to a wide range of disciplines involved in studying
conflict, such as archaeology, anthropology, material culture
studies, art history, cultural history, cultural geography,
military history, and heritage and museum studies.
Twentieth-century war is a unique cultural phenomenon and the last
two decades have seen significant advances in our ability to
conceptualize and understand the past and the character of modern
technological warfare. At the forefront of these developments has
been the re-appraisal of the human body in conflict, from the
ethics of digging up First World War bodies for television
programmes to the contentious political issues surrounding the
reburial of Spanish Civil War victims, the relationships between
the war body and material culture (e.g. clothing, and prostheses),
ethnicity and identity in body treatment, and the role of the 'body
as bomb' in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond. Focused on material
culture, Bodies in Conflict revitalizes investigations into the
physical and symbolic worlds of modern conflict and that have
defined us as subjects through memory, imagination, culture and
technology. The chapters in this book present an interdisciplinary
approach which draws upon, but does not privilege archaeology,
anthropology, military and cultural history, art history, cultural
geography, and museum and heritage studies. The complexity of
modern conflict demands a coherent, integrated, and sensitized
hybrid approach which calls on different disciplines where they
overlap in a shared common terrain - that of the materiality of
conflict and its aftermath in relation to the human body. Bodies in
Conflict brings together the diverse interests and expertise of a
host of disciplines to create a new intellectual engagement with
our corporeal nature in times of conflict.
Contested Objects breaks new ground in the interdisciplinary study
of material culture. Its focus is on the rich and varied legacy of
objects from the First World War as the global conflict that
defined the twentieth century. From the iconic German steel helmet
to practice trenches on Salisbury Plain, and from the 'Dazzle Ship'
phenomenon through medal-wearing, diary-writing, trophy collecting,
the market in war souvenirs and the evocative reworking of European
objects by African soldiers, this book presents a dazzling array of
hitherto unseen worlds of the Great War. The innovative and
multidisciplinary approach adopted here follows the lead
established by Nicholas J. Saunders' Matters of Conflict (Routledge
2004), and extends its geographical coverage to embrace a truly
international perspective. Australia, Africa, Italy, Germany,
France, Belgium and Britain are all represented by a
cross-disciplinary group of scholars working in archaeology,
anthropology, cultural history, art history, museology, and
cultural heritage. The result is a volume that resonates with
richly documented and theoretically informed case studies that
illustrate how the experiences of war can be embodied in and
represented by an endless variety of artefacts, whose 'social
lives' have endured for almost a century and that continue to shape
our perceptions of an increasingly dangerous world.
Contested Objects breaks new ground in the interdisciplinary study
of material culture. Its focus is on the rich and varied legacy of
objects from the First World War as the global conflict that
defined the twentieth century. From the iconic German steel helmet
to practice trenches on Salisbury Plain, and from the 'Dazzle Ship'
phenomenon through medal-wearing, diary-writing, trophy collecting,
the market in war souvenirs and the evocative reworking of European
objects by African soldiers, this book presents a dazzling array of
hitherto unseen worlds of the Great War. The innovative and
multidisciplinary approach adopted here follows the lead
established by Nicholas J. Saunders' Matters of Conflict (Routledge
2004), and extends its geographical coverage to embrace a truly
international perspective. Australia, Africa, Italy, Germany,
France, Belgium and Britain are all represented by a
cross-disciplinary group of scholars working in archaeology,
anthropology, cultural history, art history, museology, and
cultural heritage. The result is a volume that resonates with
richly documented and theoretically informed case studies that
illustrate how the experiences of war can be embodied in and
represented by an endless variety of artefacts, whose 'social
lives' have endured for almost a century and that continue to shape
our perceptions of an increasingly dangerous world.
Modern Conflict and the Senses investigates the sensual worlds
created by modern war, focusing on the sensorial responses embodied
in and provoked by the materiality of conflict and its aftermath.
The volume positions the industrialized nature of twentieth-century
war as a unique cultural phenomenon, in possession of a material
and psychological intensity that embodies the extremes of human
behaviour, from total economic mobilization to the unbearable
sadness of individual loss. Adopting a coherent and integrated
hybrid approach to the complexities of modern conflict, the book
considers issues of memory, identity, and emotion through wartime
experiences of tangible sensations and bodily requirements. This
comprehensive and interdisciplinary collection draws upon
archaeology, anthropology, military and cultural history, art
history, cultural geography, and museum and heritage studies in
order to revitalize our understandings of the role of the senses in
conflict.
Modern Conflict and the Senses investigates the sensual worlds
created by modern war, focusing on the sensorial responses embodied
in and provoked by the materiality of conflict and its aftermath.
The volume positions the industrialized nature of twentieth-century
war as a unique cultural phenomenon, in possession of a material
and psychological intensity that embodies the extremes of human
behaviour, from total economic mobilization to the unbearable
sadness of individual loss. Adopting a coherent and integrated
hybrid approach to the complexities of modern conflict, the book
considers issues of memory, identity, and emotion through wartime
experiences of tangible sensations and bodily requirements. This
comprehensive and interdisciplinary collection draws upon
archaeology, anthropology, military and cultural history, art
history, cultural geography, and museum and heritage studies in
order to revitalize our understandings of the role of the senses in
conflict.
Since Bush's infamous "Axis of Evil" speech, war in Iraq was a
seemingly inevitable consequence of the War on Terrorism. Cornish
brings together an expert group of analysts to provide a balanced
and coherent study of the pre-War build up, all aspects of the
conflict, and the War's political and economic ramifications for
all involved.
Since Bush's infamous "Axis of Evil" speech, war in Iraq was a
seemingly inevitable consequence of the War on Terrorism. Cornish
brings together an expert group of analysts to provide a balanced
and coherent study of the pre-War build up, all aspects of the
conflict, and the War's political and economic ramifications for
all involved.
Using recently released archive material, British Military Planning
for the Defence of Germany, 1945-50, reassesses Britain's strategy
for the defence of Germany up to the outbreak of the Korean War.
Convinced of the capabilities of strategic air power with atomic
weapons, and convinced that the defence of the Middle East should
be the first call on British planning, Britain's military chiefs
made a series of token gestures designed to boost French morale and
consistently refused to make a genuine 'continental commitment' of
operational troops.
Twentieth-century war is a unique cultural phenomenon and the last
two decades have seen significant advances in our ability to
conceptualize and understand the past and the character of modern
technological warfare. At the forefront of these developments has
been the re-appraisal of the human body in conflict, from the
ethics of digging up First World War bodies for television
programmes to the contentious political issues surrounding the
reburial of Spanish Civil War victims, the relationships between
the war body and material culture (e.g. clothing, and prostheses),
ethnicity and identity in body treatment, and the role of the 'body
as bomb' in Iraq, Afghanistan and beyond. Focused on material
culture, Bodies in Conflict revitalizes investigations into the
physical and symbolic worlds of modern conflict and that have
defined us as subjects through memory, imagination, culture and
technology. The chapters in this book present an interdisciplinary
approach which draws upon, but does not privilege archaeology,
anthropology, military and cultural history, art history, cultural
geography, and museum and heritage studies. The complexity of
modern conflict demands a coherent, integrated, and sensitized
hybrid approach which calls on different disciplines where they
overlap in a shared common terrain - that of the materiality of
conflict and its aftermath in relation to the human body. Bodies in
Conflict brings together the diverse interests and expertise of a
host of disciplines to create a new intellectual engagement with
our corporeal nature in times of conflict.
Total War is an illustrated account of the most pivotal historical
episode of the 20th century: the Second World War. It was not one
single event, but rather the confluence of many simultaneous
conflicts across the globe - on land, in the air, across the sea
and beneath it. The state of 'total war' revealed nations in
turmoil, destroying the boundaries between civilians and combatants
and unleashing violence, death and destruction on a scale never
previously experienced. This authoritative, immersive account of a
conflict that forever reshaped the geopolitical landscape is told
not only through compelling photographs of wartime events and
detailed maps, but also through a series of artefacts that convey
the real-life stories of those involved, from Europe, Asia, the
United States and beyond. Published to coincide with the
much-anticipated opening of the new Second World War and Holocaust
galleries at the Imperial War Museums, London, in 2021, Total War
is an essential volume for anyone with an interest in the everyday
realities of one of the most brutal and significant wars in modern
history. Many unique images from the IWM's Second World War and
Holocaust collection are included, some being published for the
first time. From German-Jewish passports and dolls made by Latvian
war refugees, to Molotov cocktails and US bomber squadron flying
gear, the book delves into the significance behind the deeply
moving objects reproduced. With precision, sensitivity and a truly
global approach, Total War offers a strikingly original visual
perspective on an emotive and often controversial subject. With 390
illustrations
'A well-researched and thought-provoking book' Telegraph '2020:
World of War is an informed piece of strategic speculation and
analysis. Its official distribution should start at Number 10
Downing Street, with the book being quickly shared within the UK's
national security apparatus, and perhaps usefully in Washington and
European capitals, too.' Mungo Melvin, The RUSI Journal 'A timely
and cogent reminder that history never ends and is about to be
made' - Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography 'This
informed and expert book examines credible scenarios of what might
happen, could happen and hopefully won't happen' - Lord George
Robertson, former NATO Secretary General '2020: World of War should
be read by our political leaders, policy makers and horizon
scanners alike' - General Sir Richard Shirreff 'This expert
consideration of potential conflicts will be invaluable to us all -
not just the policy makers and politicians who will have to deal
with those issues' - Jonathan Powell, former Chief of Staff, 10
Downing Street 'Knowing the unknown is the first step in making
sure what we fear most doesn't happen' - Jonathan Powell, former
Chief of Staff, 10 Downing Street With the world already struggling
to contain conflicts on several continents, with security and
defence expenditure under huge pressure, it's time to think the
unthinkable and explore what might happen. As former soldiers now
working in defence strategy and conflict resolution, Paul Cornish
and Kingsley Donaldson are perfectly qualified to guide us through
a credible and utterly convincing 20/20 vision of the year 2020,
from cyber security to weapons technology, from geopolitics to
undercover operations. This book is of global importance, offering
both analysis and creative solutions - essential reading both for
decision-makers and everyone who simply wants to understand our
future.
The debate on the "architecture" of European security may have
moved towards a conclusion during 1996. There is a new air of
compromise between the US and Europe with France's rapprochement
with NATO, the US acceptance of a European Security and Defence
Identity within the Alliance, and agreement on the idea of a
Combined Joint Task Force. This work examines the background to the
development of the current debate, what a European Security and
Defence Identity amounts to, and whether the compromise is durable.
Focusing on conventional weapons, rather than nuclear, biological
and chemical ones, this book draws attention to important
differences, within the EU, between the trade in finished weapons
and the technology used to make them. It examines West European
efforts since 1945 to manage both sides of conventional
defence-related trade, and the political, industrial, technological
and conceptual obstacles to effective mulitlateral co-ordination
and regulation. The book argues that, in current European and
international circumstances, recent EU initiatives have limited
prospects and may prove to be counterproductive.>
'A timely and cogent reminder that history never ends and is about
to be made' - Tim Marshall, author of Prisoners of Geography With
the world already struggling to contain conflicts on several
continents, with security and defence expenditure under huge
pressure, it's time to think the unthinkable and explore what might
happen. As former soldiers now working in defence strategy and
conflict resolution, Paul Cornish and Kingsley Donaldson are
perfectly qualified to guide us through a credible and utterly
convincing 20/20 vision of the year 2020, from cyber security to
weapons technology, from geopolitics to undercover operations. This
book is of global importance, offering both analysis and creative
solutions - essential reading both for decision-makers and everyone
who simply wants to understand our future.
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