Full Description
Cryptic Concrete explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.
A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics
Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war
Zooms in on two types of structures - the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo
Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures' complementary nature
Contents
Series Editor's Preface vi
Preface vii
1 Of Blood and Soil 1
2 Lebensraum and Its Underside 22
3 Return to the Soil 45
4 Nuclear Living Space 67
5 Spaces of Extermination 91
6 Enter the Void 111
7 Conclusion 130
References 142
Index 167
