War, Violence, and Population: Making the Body Count

by James A. Tyner, Chris Philo (Foreword)

Grounded in theory and research, this book offers a spatial perspective on how and why populations are regulated and disciplined by mass violence—and why these questions matter for scholars concerned about social justice. James Tyner focuses on how states and other actors use acts of brutality to manage, administer, and control space for political and economic purposes. He shows how demographic analyses of fertility, mortality, and migration cannot be complete without taking war and genocide into account. Stark, in-depth case studies provide a powerful and provocative basis for retheorizing population geography.


Winner--AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Work in Geography

226 pages, Paperback

First published May 14, 2014

About the author

James A. Tyner is Professor of Geography and Fellow of the American Association of Geographers. He is the author of 22 books, including War, Violence, and Population: Making the Body Count, which received the AAG Meridian Book Award for Outstanding Scholarly Contribution to Geography. Jim is also the author of over 100 articles and book chapters. Other honors include the AAG Glenda Laws Award, which recognizes outstanding contributions to geographic research on social issues. His research interests include the political economy of violence and the histories and geographies of 20th century Marxism.

Reviews

[Natalia Kahn · Rating 3 out of 5]

What do I think? Well, the information in this book changed me. For the better? We shall see. The depth, the tragedy, the raw truth is going to take a while to settle; I need to process the horrors of the Cambodian killing fields, the war in Vietnam and the Rwandan genocide and figure out of I can use the knowledge I gained from this book. "Don't be pushed by your problems, be led by your dreams."