Nature at War
Synopsis
This anthology is the first sustained examination of American involvement in World War II through an environmental lens. World War II was a total and global war that involved the extraction, processing, and use of vast quantities of natural resources. The wartime military-industrial complex, the 'Arsenal of Democracy,' experienced tremendous economic growth and technological development, employing resources at a higher intensity than ever before. The war years witnessed transformations in American agriculture; the proliferation of militarized landscapes; the popularization of chemical and pharmaceutical products; a rapid increase in energy consumption and the development of nuclear energy; a remaking of the nation's transportation networks; a shift in population toward the Sunbelt and the West Coast; a vast expansion in the federal government, in conjunction with industrial firms; and the emergence of environmentalism. World War II represented a quantitative and qualitative leap in resource use, with lasting implications for American government, science, society, health, and ecology.
- కాపీరైట్:
- 2020 Cambridge University Press
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- ISBN-13:
- 9781108889261
- Publisher:
- Cambridge University Press
- Date of Addition:
- 2020-03-31T09:57:32Z
- భాష:
- English
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- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.