Traces the elm’s transformation from a fast-growing weed into a regional and national icon.
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Jan Oosthoek tells in this book the story of how 20th century foresters devised ways to successfully reforest the poor Scottish uplands.
This podcast reports on two sessions from the sixth conference of the ESEH, which took place in Turku, Finland, from 27 June to 2 July 2011.
Based on ethnographic and archival data, this in-depth study of the Venetian island of Burano shows how its inhabitants develop their sense of a distinct identity.
The contributions to this volume explore and uncover contemporary scholarship’s debt to the classical and medieval past.
An environmental history of the Fraser River (British Columbia) and the attempts to dam it for power and to defend it for salmon.
This book traces the rise of Republican challenges to environmental laws in the United States and shows what they mean for the future of environmentalism in the political arena.
Dagomar Degroot explores the issue of how the changing climate of the Little Ice Age influenced the Dutch Republic during the early modern period.
Joanna Bishop explores the story of the introduction and use of medicinal plants in New Zealand and their botanical, medical, and environmental histories.
Chris Pearson talks about the history of urban dogs and the role of dogs in modern urban history.