Armies and Ecosystems in Premodern Europe

The Meuse Region, 1250-1850

Häftad, Engelska, 2021

Av Sander Govaerts, Utrecht University) Govaerts, Sander (postdoctoral researcher, Department of History and Art History

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Using the ecosystem concept as his starting point, the author examines the complex relationship between premodern armed forces and their environment at three levels: landscapes, living beings, and diseases. The study focuses on Europe’s Meuse Region, well-known among historians of war as a battleground between France and Germany. By analyzing soldiers’ long-term interactions with nature, this book engages with current debates about the ecological impact of the military, and provides new impetus for contemporary armed forces to make greater effort to reduce their environmental footprint.This book is available as Open Access.

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Utgivningsdatum2021-12-31
Mått152 x 229 x 27 mm
Vikt708 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
SerieWar and Conflict in Premodern Societies
Antal sidor319
FörlagArc Humanities Press
ISBN9781641894722

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Several aspects of the book make it stand out. Its tight geographical focus allows meaningful analysis over an ambitious timeframe. It engages important debates in the history of warfare without losing ecosystems along the way. And it uses a wide range of sources, incorporating medieval materials as thoroughly as early modern ones. Each chapter provides thoughtful definitions of potentially amorphous terms, like region, ecology, soldier and biotic communities.