"The Origin and Construction of Knowledge"
An introduction to five papers on Man and Nature, by George Perkins Marsh.
An introduction to five papers on Man and Nature, by George Perkins Marsh.
The introduction to Australia Revisited, which provides an opportunity to consider the developments in environmental history over the past decade, and reflect on how Australian environmental historiography sits in relation to that of the rest of the world.
An introduction to the seven papers in this issue of Environment and History. The papers are based on presentations to the seventh conference of the Australian Forest History Society, held early in 2007 in Christchurch, New Zealand.
The author argues that the analysis of historical energy systems can provide an explanation for the basic patterns of different social formations.
This multi-authored collection examines the complex interrelations between societies in different parts of the world and the soils they relied on from the perspectives of geomorphology, archaeology, pedology, and history.
Explores the conceptualization of environments as landscape, philosophically and historically.
An environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, as inscribed on the Liri valley in Italy’s Central Apennines.
A collection offering global perspectives on the intersections of mind and environment across a variety of discourses—from history and politics to the visual arts and architecture.
Conservation Song explores ways in which colonial relations shaped meanings and conflicts over environmental control and management in Malawi. By focusing on soil conservation, which required an integrated approach to the use and management of such natural resources as land, water, and forestry, it examines the origins and effects of policies and their legacies in the post-colonial era.
This book considers the variegated world of mountains and their development during the last five hundred years.