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The Mistral: A Windswept History of Modern France
A book examining the power of the mistral wind and the ways it has challenged central tenets of nineteenth-century European society.
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The Abyss Stares Back: Encounters with Deep-Sea Life
In this book, Stacy Alaimo explores the influence of the newfound human intimacy with the deep sea might have on our broader relationship to the nonhuman world.
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“The Nutmeg’s Curse”
Writer and anthropologist Amitav Ghosh takes us to the Banda Islands to unravel “The Nutmeg’s Curse.”
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Enforced Cosmopolitanization and the Staging of Risks
Heike Egner critiques both the pessimism and idealism in Ulrich Beck’s risk theory, highlighting the limits of global cooperation and the role of science in amplifying risk.
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Reconciling Theory and Practice: Transdisciplinary Insights from an Indigenous Case Study
In this essay, Angela Kreutz explores a transdisciplinary approach through a case study.
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Transdisciplinarity: Co-Creation of Knowledge for the Future
In the essay, Claudia R. Binder highlights the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach to build knowledge for the future.
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Handbook of the Historiography of the Earth and Environmental Sciences
Chapters from the Handbook of the Historiography of the Earth and Environmental Sciences, edited by Elena Aronova, David Sepkoski, and Marco Tamborini.
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Old and New Patterns of the Anthropocene
Jan Zalasiewicz presents the mounting evidence of the Anthropocene as a proposed geological epoch and points to the possible trajectories of planet Earth.
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“Dear _______”: Writing Our Way Beyond Doom and Gloom
In the introduction, Elin Kelsey argues for balancing negative environmental narratives with messages of hope to inspire positive action.
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A Letter to a (Composite) Student in Environmental Studies
In his letter to students, Thomas Princen urges individuals to take responsibility by creating change in their own lives and communities through resistance.