Disrupted Landscapes focuses on the emblematic case of postsocialist Romania, in which the transition from collectivization to privatization profoundly reshaped the nation’s forests, farmlands, and rivers.
Books & Profiles
Disrupted Landscapes: State, Peasants, and the Politics of Land in Postsocialist Romania
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa
The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. Cover.
Gissibl, Bernhard. The Nature of German Imperialism: Conservation and the Politics of Wildlife in Colonial East Africa. New York, Oxford: Berghahn Books, 2016.
Cycling and Recycling. Histories of Sustainable Practices
In case studies ranging from the Early Modern secondhand trade to utopian visions of human-powered vehicles, the contributions gathered here explore the historical fortunes of bicycling and waste recycling—tracing their development over time and providing valuable context for the policy successes and failures of today.
Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ of the Holy Father Francis on Care for our Common Home
In his Encyclical Letter Laudato Si’ Pope Francis invokes all humans, believers and non-believers alike, to work together to save the earth from environmental degradation and create a fair and sustainable future for all.
Should Trees Have Standing? Law, Morality, and the Environment
Should Trees Have Standing? continues to serve as the definitive statement as to why trees, oceans, animals, and the environment as a whole should be bestowed with legal rights.
Defending the Little Desert: The Rise of Ecological Consciousness in Australia
The Little Desert dispute of 1968 was a watershed in Australian environmental politics, marking the beginning of a new consciousness of nature.
Prosperity without Growth: Economics for a Finite Planet
In Prosperity without Growth, Tim Jackson—a sustainability adviser to the UK government—makes a compelling case against continued economic growth in developed nations.
Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future
Author, educator, and environmentalist Bill McKibben issues an impassioned call to arms for an economy that creates community and ennobles our lives.
Silent Spring
Silent Spring describes the harmful effects of pesticides on the environment, and is widely credited with helping launch the environmental movement.
Blue Future: Protecting Water for People and the Planet Forever
Barlow draws on her extensive experience and insight as a water activist to lay out a set of key principles that show the way forward to what she calls a “water-secure and water-just world.”