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Interview with Jonathan Robins, author of Oil Palm: A Global History
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Jonathan Robins is interviewed on his recent book, Oil Palm: A Global History.
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From “Commonwealth of Powder-makers” to Haven for Protected Species: The Chilworth Gunpowder Works
The East India Company commence gunpowder production in Chilworth on the River Tillingbourne.
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“10 Years to Transform the Future of Humanity—Or Destabilize the Planet”
Johan Rockström works to understand Earth’s resilience, and shows how nine out of the 15 big biophysical systems that regulate the climate are at risk of reaching tipping points. 10 years after his first TED Talk, he presents a plan for putting the planet back on the path of sustainability over the next 10 years.
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Taming Fruit: How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity
Excerpt from Taming Fruit: How Orchards Have Transformed the Land, Offered Sanctuary, and Inspired Creativity by Bernd Brunner.
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Interview with Rocio Gomez, author of Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Rocio Gomez is interviewed on her book, Silver Veins, Dusty Lungs: Mining, Water, and Public Health in Zacatecas, 1835–1946.
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Interview with Gregg Mitman, author of Empire of Rubber: Firestone's Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Gregg Mitman is interviewed on his book, Empire of Rubber: Firestone’s Scramble for Land and Power in Liberia.
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Touching Power: White Womanhood, Colonial Spectacle, and the “Forces of Nature” at the Boulder Power Inaugural
Gender colonization, progress, and nature on display as the first electricity from Hoover Dam arrived in Los Angeles in 1936.
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Yangzi Waters: Transforming the Water Regime of the Jianghan Plain in Late Imperial China
Excerpts from the book Yangzi Waters: Transforming the Water Regime of the Jianghan Plain in Late Imperial China by former RCC fellow Yan Gao.
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Policy and Practice in Rural Tanzania: Grazing, Fishing and Farming at the Local-Global Interface
Excerpt from the Policy and Practice in Rural Tanzania.