Roundtable Review of The Passage to Cosmos by Laura Dassow Walls
In this book, Laura Dassow Walls describes how the explorer Alexander von Humboldt developed his unitary worldview.
In this book, Laura Dassow Walls describes how the explorer Alexander von Humboldt developed his unitary worldview.
Prominent Austrian and German scholars combine science and humanities in interdisciplinary approaches to humans and their environment.
This book brings together case studies of HGIS projects in historical geography, social and cultural history, and environmental history from Canada’s diverse regions.
Northern Canada’s distinctive landscapes, its complex social relations and the contested place of the North in contemporary political, military, scientific and economic affairs have fueled recent scholarly discussion. At the same time, both the media and the wider public have shown increasing interest in the region. This collection extends our understanding of the environmental history of northern Canada—clarifying both its practice and promise, and providing critical perspectives on current public debates.