Cryptic Concrete

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A Subterranean Journey Into Cold War Germany

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<p><i>Cryptic Concrete </i>explores bunkered sites in Cold War Germany in order to understand the inner workings of the Cold War state.</p> <ul> <li>A scholarly work that suggests a reassessment of the history of geo- and bio-politics</li> <li>Attempts to understand the material architecture that was designed to protect and take life in nuclear war</li> <li>Zooms in on two types of structures – the nuclear bunker and the atomic missile silo</li> <li>Analyzes a broad range of sources through the lens of critical theory and argues for an appreciation of the two subterranean structures’ complementary nature</li> </ul>