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Fortress Power : Hostile Designs and the Politics of Spatial Control.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Denman, Derek S.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Fortification--History.
Fortification.
Military architecture--History.
Military architecture.
Boundaries--Philosophy.
Boundaries.
Boundaries--Political aspects.
Genre:
Electronic books.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (231 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Minneapolis : University of Minnesota Press, 2025.
Summary:
"Focusing on the defensive architecture of bastion fortresses, urban design, and border landscapes, Fortress Power charts the rise of a form of governance grounded in hostility. Detailing how power manifests in everything from city centers to international boundaries, Derek S. Denman presents an insightful investigation of the weaponization of the built environment"-- Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Cover Page
Title Page
Copyright Page
Contents
Introduction
Chapter 1. Military Fortification: Fortress Architecture and Defense in Depth
Chapter 2. Fortress Cities, Defensible Space, and Policing through Hostile Design
Chapter 3. Designing Border Landscapes and the Necropolitics of Hostile Terrain
Chapter 4. Democratic Fortitude: The Counterlogistics of Barricades and Circulation Struggles
Conclusion: Speculative Futures of a Fortified Planet
Acknowledgments
Notes
Index
Author Biography.
Notes:
Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
ISBN:
1-4529-7319-9
OCLC:
1523371179

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