Perspectives Article
Chernobyl
Melanie Arndt reflects on her experiences of growing up east of the Iron Curtain during the Cold War—specifically as a child in East Germany and later as a volunteer in Minsk, Belarus
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From East to West
Lajos Rácz traces his development as a climate historian back to his experience growing up in rural Hungary.
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“Resistance Does Not Go to Waste”
Introduction to the special issue “Garbage, Discarded Governmentalities, and the Ecosystem—Tensions and Resistances.”
Perspectives Article
Nations, Nature, and Environmental History
Mahesh Rangarajan explores the intersection of nation-states, borders, and nature, emphasizing how human-made boundaries conflict with the natural world’s disregard for such limits.
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From Modernity with Freedom to Sustainability with Decency: Politicizing Passivity
Julia Adaney Thomas argues that climate collapse has fundamentally shifted the focus of historical inquiry from a quest for liberty to the challenge of ensuring survival with ecological decency.
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2012—Time for Change
2012—Time for Change sees the Mayan Calendar’s prediction of imminent doom as an opportunity for transformation.