Arcadia

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 20

The Origins of Ecocide: Revisiting the Ho Chi Minh Trail in the Vietnam War

Pamela McElwee

The Vietnam War introduced a new language for the environmental impacts of modern warfare, and 50 years later, profound long-term consequences for people and nature remain.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 19

Venomous Company: Snakes and Agribusiness in Honduras

Lily Pearl Balloffet

This essay examines the history of venomous snake research conducted by the Boston-based United Fruit Company starting in the 1920s.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 18

“What a Change When the Tide had Ebbed!”: Rivers, Empire, and a Scottish Transport Company in Colonial Malawi

Benjamin Wilkie

Historic transportation reliant on unpredictable rivers and underfunded railways contributed to the long-term economic fortunes of Malawi.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 17

New York Harbor and the Vicious Circle of the Winter of 1917–1918

Gerard Fitzgerald

Severe winter weather in 1917–1918 paralyzed New York Harbor impacting logistical operations for the Allies in World War I.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 16

The Polluted Past of the Whaling Town Hachinohe

Fynn Holm

The Japanese port city Hachinohe plans to reintroduce commercial whaling, but the city’s troubled past challenges the official narrative.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 15

The Search for George DeBaptiste’s House: The Crooked Creek Flood of 1846

Christopher Baas and Darrin L. Rubino

Could the Crooked Creek Flood of 1846 be the reason we cannot find George DeBaptiste’s house?

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 14

The 1096 Eichō Earthquake and Tsunami

Kristina Buhrman

The 1096 Earthquake and Tsunami extensively damaged coastal communities, but it was the shock to the capital that mattered more.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 13

Histories of Central Himalayan Herbs: Vanaspati Karyalaya in Tehri Princely State c. 1879–1950

Nivedita Nath

When the mystical marketing of Himalayan medicines elides the social and ecological worlds of Himalayan meadows.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 12

Recollecting the “prodotti vegetali” of the Natural History Museum, University of Florence

Anna Svensson

This article briefly retraces the history of a Florentine botanical museum as a reflection of changes in people-plant relations.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 11

Virtuous Bees: How Beekeeping Helps Protect Primary Forests in the Russian Far East

Elena Feditchkina Tracy

This article discusses forest beekeeping in the Russian Far East and its unique role in protecting primary forests in the context of Aristotelian ethics.

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Arcadia: Explorations in Environmental History is an open-access, peer-reviewed publication platform for short, illustrated, and engaging environmental histories. Embedded in a particular time and place, each story focuses on a site, event, person, organization, or species as it relates to nature and human society. By publishing digitally on the Environment & Society Portal, Arcadia promotes accessibility and visibility of original research in global environmental history and cognate disciplines.

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