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“A Different Story in the Anthropocene: Brazil’s Post-Colonial Quest for Oil (1930–1975)”
In this article, Antoine Acker provides a different perspective on the Anthropocene.
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The Enemy is Nature: Military Machines and Technological Bricolage in Britain’s “Great Agricultural Experiment”
Cobbled-together machines are turned loose on nature in a desperate bid to coax peanuts from the soils of Tanganyika Territory.
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Revealing the “Almerian Miracle”: Materiality of the Agrarian Modernization in the Campo de Dalías
A reflection on the relevance of materialities in the history of the “Plastic Sea” of Almería.
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Subterranean (In)visibilities: Traces, Underground Water, and Thermal Flows in the El Tatio Geyser Field, Atacama, Chile
Describing geothermal exploration traces and explosions at the “El Tatio” geyser field, this article explores the (in)visible trajectories of underground water.
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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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A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness, vol. 1
Volume 1 of 3 of A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
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Una tormenta perfecta en la Amazonía
Spanish translation of chapter 1 from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.