An environmental history of the Atlantic Forest in Brazil from pre-modern times to the late twentieth century.
Books & Profiles
With Broadax and Firebrand: The Destruction of the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
ECO-WARS: Political Campaigns and Social Movements
An analysis of the challenges faced by grassroots campaigns in the United States, and the corporations they oppose.
Tongass: Pulp Politics and the Fight for the Alaska Rain Forest
An account of post-World War II conflicts, prompted by the arrival of two major timber companies in Earth’s largest coastal temperate rainforest: Tongass National Forest in southeastern Alaska.
Nature and the Orient: The Environmental History of South and Southeast Asia
Experts in history, history of science, archaeology, geography, and environmental studies examine the history of the region.
On the Rim: Looking for the Grand Canyon
A cultural history of the Grand Canyon that investigates the intersections of culture, nature, and landscape.
Salt Dreams: Land and Water in Low-Down California
An environmental and social history of the Salton Sea, a saline lake in southern California.
American Forests: Nature, Culture, and Politics
An edited collection investigating the history of forestry in the United States from the nineteenth century onward.
The Coming of the Spirit of Pestilence: Introduced Infectious Diseases and Population Decline among Northwest Coast Indians 1774–1874
An investigation into the introduction of European diseases to native peoples on the Pacific Northwest coast (North America).
Smelter Smoke in North America: The Politics of Transborder Pollution
Chronicles how industry developed a continental perspective in a shared regional space, the mineralized West, and how successful efforts of governments and citizens to protect the environment evolved.
Who Owns the Environment?
A collection of essays that, as a whole, considers strong private property rights as crucial for environmental protection.