Arcadia

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 29

A Complicated Relationship: The Transhumant Pastoralists of Macedonia and the Greek State, 1913–1936

George L. Vlachos

Beginning in 1915, Greek authorities implemented measures against the nomadic shepherds of southern Macedonia.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 28

From Nature to Infrastructure: Vallisaari Island in the Helsinki Archipelago

Samir Bhowmik

A centuries-old military island in the Helsinki archipelago is shaped by competing forces of abandonment and infrastructural development.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 27

The Consequences of “Flying Sands” in the Cávado River Mouth (1700–1750)

Ana Isabel Lopes

In the first half of the eighteenth century, the Portuguese Atlantic coast was affected by windblown sands moving from the ocean to inland areas.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 26

Kernkraftwerk Gösgen: In the Towering Presence of Nuclear Power

Hannah Siegrist and Nathan Siegrist

This article examines the implementation of the Gösgen Nuclear Power Plant in Switzerland, as well as its surrounding controversies.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 25

Problematic Postage: Canada’s Claim to the Arctic through a Postage Stamp

Daniel Dumas

In 1955, the Canadian Post Office Department issues a stamp to highlight its effective occupation of the High Arctic.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 24

Godzilla as the Bridge: The Destruction of Hiroshima, Nagasaki, and Fukushima

John Schneiderwind

Godzilla has come to represent Japan’s Triple Disasters and the nuclear destruction of Hiroshima and Nagasaki within one singular body.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 23

How a Fishway from Norway Reached the Weser River in Germany (1905–1912)

Christian Zumbrägel

Between 1905 and 1912, experts on fisheries and hydraulic engineering collaborated in order to erect a fishway at the Hemelinger dam.

Arcadia, Summer 2020, no. 22

Bonbibi: A Religion of the Forest in the Sundarbans

Amrita Sen and Jenia Mukherjee

The cult of Bonbibi worship in the Sundarbans mangrove forests can inform conservation practices.

Arcadia, Spring 2020, no. 21

Civilizing Nature with the Spade and the Rifle: The Engineer Battalion in the Araucanía Region, Chile (1877–1891)

Matías González Marilicán

In the nineteenth century, the Chilean army developed a strategy to conquer the environment.

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.

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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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