The Geography of Peace and War

by David Pepper (Other)

Wars have enormous impact on people, economies and the environment. This book is the first study of the critical issues of war and peace from a geographical perspective, exploring the spatial aspects of the cold war, the arms race and threatened nuclear conflict. A team of distinguished contributors from the United States, Great Britain and the Soviet Union examine how a kind of peace has been preserved in Europe while conflict has affected most of the rest of the world; how military doctrines have been inflenced by the geopolitical perceptions of the superpower; how these perceptions have been articulated and shaped by propaganda cartography; and how advance countries have sustained their arms industries by sales to the Third World.

222 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1985