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“Imagining Rivers: The Aesthetics, History, and Politics of American Waterways. A Conversation Between Lawrence Buell and Christof Mauch”
Full article.
Multimedia | podcast
Interview with David B Williams, author of A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, David B Williams is interviewed on his recent book, A Human and Natural History of Puget Sound.
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The Great Guano Rush of 2007–2008: “Filth,” Bats, and Food Sovereignty on Northern Pemba Island, Tanzania
The bat guano rush of 2007–2008 helped to initiate farmer experimentation with waste on northern Pemba Island.
Multimedia | podcast
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.
Multimedia | book excerpt
Umweltgeschichte
Environmental history is becoming increasingly important in research, teaching, and public outreach.
Multimedia | podcast
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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Environmental Dimensions of the RMS Leinster Sinking
An exploration of environmental and cultural history of the Irish Sea via the sinking of the RMS Leinster during WW1.
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The Day of the Waterfall: Tourism, Identity, and Gender at the Trollhättan Hydropower Plant
A close reading of the tourist spectacle devised to give a hydropower company an environmentally- and socially-friendly image.