{"product_id":"fortress-power-hostile-designs-and-the-politics-of-spatial-control-paperback-softback-9781517917937","title":"Fortress Power; Hostile Designs and the Politics of Spatial Control (Paperback \/ softback) 9781517917937","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eFortress Power\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHostile Designs and the Politics of Spatial Control\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eDerek S. Denman (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781517917937\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 8 July 2025\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e232 pages, 11 black and white illustrations\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 1.1 cm, 0.284 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 \"\u003ci\u003eFortress Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating account of the centrality of the fortress in spatial, territorial, and political thinking in various contexts, scales, and forms. With a sophisticated theoretical approach, Derek S. Denman shows how fortress thinking has become central to the way spaces and geographies are conceived and perceived.\" - Irit Katz, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Common Camp: Architecture of Power and Resistance in Israel–Palestine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"This is a wonderfully well-written and lively book on the uncharted history of fortress power. Michel Foucault and Paul Virilio would have been pleased to see it in print! \u003ci\u003eFortress Power\u003c\/i\u003e is a pleasure to read and highly relevant for our turbulent times.\" - Thomas Nail, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Philosophy of Movement: An Introduction\u003c\/i\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\u003eA compelling treatise on the relationship between power and enclosure\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eFortress Power\u003c\/i\u003e presents a genealogy of fortification as a material and political technology intent on obstruction, tracing its implementation across battlefields, borders, and urban environments. Drawing on the influential work of philosophers Michel Foucault and Giorgio Agamben, Derek S. Denman places the fortress alongside the archetypes of the prison and the camp, citing them as paradigmatic of how space is transformed into a tool of domination and control. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Focusing on the defensive architecture of bastion fortresses, urban design, and border landscapes, \u003ci\u003eFortress Power\u003c\/i\u003e charts the rise of a form of governance grounded in hostility, extending the scope of its subject from a piece of military construction to a much broader political concept. Detailing how power manifests in everything from city centers to international boundaries, the book analyzes the logic of fortification as it moves through various contexts in the advancement of surveillance, exploitation, warfare, and political authority. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Through a unique blend of architecture and design studies, political theory, international relations, geography, and migration studies, Denman outlines the disquieting legacy of the fortress to highlight its role in the formation of modern government and the enactment of violence. In an era marked by the increasing prevalence of authoritarian power and conflicting geopolitical boundaries, he presents an insightful investigation of the weaponization of the built environment. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e Contents \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Introduction \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 1. Military Fortification: Fortress Architecture and Defense in Depth \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 2. Fortress Cities, Defensible Space, and Policing through Hostile Design \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 3. Designing Border Landscapes and the Necropolitics of Hostile Terrain \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e 4. Democratic Fortitude: The Counterlogistics of Barricades and Circulation Struggles \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Conclusion: Speculative Futures of a Fortified Planet \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Acknowledgments \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Notes \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e Index \u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Univ Of Minnesota Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52656112402712,"sku":"9781517917937","price":16.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/fortress-power-hostile-designs-and-the-politics-of-spatial-control-paperback-softback-9781517917937","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}