Do we owe the world-famous Kruger National Park to the triumph of “good” conservationists over the forces of “evil” commercial exploitation? Environmental historian Jane Carruthers investigates.
Books & Profiles
The Kruger National Park: A Social and Political History
Graphic novel: The Last Bison
A graphic novel for children inspired by the disappearance from Białowieża Primeval Forest of the wild European bison.
Roundtable Review of Enclosing Water by Stefania Barca
Stefania Barca presents an environmental history of the Industrial Revolution, through the lens of the Liri River Valley.
Roundtable Review of Quagmire by David Biggs
In this book, David Biggs explores the actual uses of land and water in Vietnam through its troubled history.
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.
A History of Environmental Politics Since 1945
An overview of environmental affairs in the United States, from the 1940s onward.
Fishing the Great Lakes: An Environmental History, 1783–1933
Traces the changing relationships between the fish resources and the people of the Great Lakes region.
Lake Erie Rehabilitated: Controlling Cultural Eutrophication, 1960s–1990s
Cultural eutrophication is a process, whereby an excessive increase in nutrients in inland waters occurs as a result of human activities. William McGucken’s book examines the causes and effects of this process with reference to Lake Erie.
Environmental Regulation in China: Institutions, Enforcement, and Compliance
An analysis of environmental policy in China with a focus on the regulation of water pollution.
Dispossessing the Wilderness: Indian Removal and the Making of the National Parks
An account of how national parks developed into one of the most important arenas of contention between native peoples and non-Indians in the twentieth century.