{"product_id":"cryptic-concrete-a-subterranean-journey-into-cold-war-germany-hardback-9781119261032","title":"Cryptic Concrete; A Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany (Hardback) 9781119261032","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eCryptic Concrete\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eIan Klinke (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781119261032, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 27 April 2018\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e192 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.8 x 1.5 cm, 0.363 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A serendipitous childhood discovery led the author on a personal and professional odyssey. Klinke immerses us in the zeitgeist of Cold War West Germany – a partitioned country created by post-war rivalries and foreign occupation. By investigating its subterranean qualities, he reveals a world far more complex and contradictory than accounts preoccupied with surface-level check-points and walls. Highly recommended.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eKlaus Dodds, Department of Geography, Royal Holloway, University of London\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eCryptic Concrete\u003c\/i\u003e provides a fascinating and original exploration of how the distinctive German experiences of the Cold War and the aftermath of fascism can be read through their inscription in the architectural and landscape remains of atomic missile sites and nuclear bunkers. Ian Klinke reveals how the infrastructure of 20th century military destruction and survival informs the materiality of geopolitics in the present.\" \u003cbr\u003e—\u003cb\u003eRachel Woodward, School of Geography, Politics and Sociology, Newcastle University\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCryptic Concrete \u003c\/i\u003eexplores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAttempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eZooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnalyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures’ complementary nature\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eSeries Editor’s Preface vi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface vii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1 Of Blood and Soil 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3 Return to the Soil 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4 Nuclear Living Space 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5 Spaces of Extermination 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6 Enter the Void 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7 Conclusion 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 167\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Politics \u0026amp; government [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Politics \u0026amp; government\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Politics%20\u0026amp;%20government%20%5BJP%5D%22\"\u003eJP\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Wiley-Blackwell","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52428545622296,"sku":"9781119261032","price":53.79,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781119261032.jpg?v=1784679148","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/cryptic-concrete-a-subterranean-journey-into-cold-war-germany-hardback-9781119261032","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}