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The Struggle for Air: Mining, Dust, and Death on the South African Rand
Underground mining on South Africa’s Rand transformed the air.
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Interview with Sritama Chatterjee, author of Off-Shore Aesthetics
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Sritama Chatterjee is interviewed on her recent essay, Off-Shore Aesthetics.
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Interview with Matthew Gandy, author of Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Matthew Gandy is interviewed on his recent book, Natura Urbana: Ecological Constellations in Urban Space .
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Interview with Sara Rich, author of Mushroom
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Sara Rich is interviewed on her recent book, Mushroom.
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Interview with Matthew S. Henry, author of Hydronarratives: Water, Environmental Justice, and a Just Transition
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Matthew S. Henry is interviewed on his recent book, Hydronarratives: Water, Environmental Justice, and a Just Transition.
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Interview with Malcolm Harris, author of Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Malcolm Harris is interviewed on his recent book, Palo Alto: A History of California, Capitalism, and the World.
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Interview with William Carruthers, author of Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, William Carruthers is interviewed on his recent book, Flooded Pasts: UNESCO, Nubia, and the Recolonization of Archaeology.
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The Making of Modern Agriculture
A short excerpt from The Making of Modern Agriculture: Nelson Rockefeller’s American International Association (AIA) in Latin America (1946–1968), a book by Claiton Marcio da Silva published in 2023.
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The Return of Malthus: Environmentalism and Post-war Population–Resource Crises
A monograph on the postwar fear of scarcity and the influence of “neo-Malthusians.”
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Boar-der Fencing: Human-Animal Conflicts in the Danish Borderlands
Fencing for biosecurity reasons is a contentious topic among pig farmers, environmental organizations, politicians, and borderland communities.