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Hidden environmental histories of the last 500 years
History Extra podcast
Warfare and Ecology: The Environmental Cost of Conflict
This chapter examines the ecological devastation wrought by the First and Second World Wars, detailing how military demands for natural resources reshaped environments globally. It links the historical development of chemical weapons and plantation systems to colonial practices, underscoring the ongoing impacts of imperialism on local ecologies and post-colonial development.
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