Chapter
War and the Environment
Abstract
Violence is woven into the tapestry of human history. The ascent and collapse of societies is shaped by war and organized violence. As these dynamics transform, so do the consequences for the human and more-than-human world. Modern environmental degradation and inequality remain deeply entangled with warmaking and large-scale organized violence. The case of the United States demonstrates the complex and developing tension among warmaking, …
Authors
Lengefeld MR; Hooks G; Smith CL
Book title
Handbook of Environmental Sociology
Series
Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research
Pagination
pp. 381-401
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
2021
DOI
10.1007/978-3-030-77712-8_18