Cryptic Concrete

A Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany
1. Auflage 2018
ISBN: 978-1-119-26103-2
Verlag: Wiley

Buch, Englisch, 192 Seiten, Format (B × H): 155 mm x 231 mm, Gewicht: 363 g

Reihe: RGS-IBG book series

Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.
- A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics
- Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war
- Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo
- Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures’ complementary nature

Autoren/Hrsg.

Klinke, Ian

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Internationale Beziehungen Geopolitik
• Geowissenschaften Geographie | Raumplanung Humangeographie Politische Geographie
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Deutsche Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Series Editor’s Preface vi

Preface vii

1 Of Blood and Soil 1

2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22

3 Return to the Soil 45

4 Nuclear Living Space 67

5 Spaces of Extermination 91

6 Enter the Void 111

7 Conclusion 130

References 142

Index 167

Über Autor(innen)

Ian Klinke is Associate Professor in Human Geography at the University Oxford and a fellow of St John's College. His work covers German geopolitics, Cold War landscapes and the politics of European (dis)integration.