Arcadia
Droughts and Scarcity before Independence in the Viceroyalty of New Granada, 1800–1810
Droughts, high prices, and scarcity of food affected New Granada in the first decade of nineteenth century.
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Arcadia
Saudi Dreams: Icebergs in Iowa
The First International Conference on Iceberg Utilization, held at Iowa State University in October 1977, contributed to the formation of nascent hydrologics in the late 1970s.
Perspectives
Visions of Australia: Environments in History
The contributions in this volume explore the way that Australasian environments have been envisioned, worked, and changed in the past, and how ideas about places inform the present and future of the continent.
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Oyster Culture in the Estuary Worlds of Southern Queensland
Frawley’s essay explores oyster populations and technologies in southern Queensland in the late nineteenth century.
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Animal Mobilities and the Founding of New South Wales
Cushing uses the voyage of the First Fleet to illustrate the shift in hierarchies and power relations between humans and animals.
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An Unruly Neighbour: Wimmera Ryegrass
Twigg traces the journey of Wimmera ryegrass from Europe to Australia, exploring the profound role it has played in shaping farming practices in southern Australia.
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Making Masculinity: Land, Body, Image in Australia’s Mallee Country
Katie Holmes explores the making of masculinity and the nation-making activity of agricultural practices in Billy Boyd’s photography of settlers in Australia’s Mallee Country.
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Irrigation Nation or Pacific Partner? Visions for Postwar Australia
An exploration of the ideas of two postwar Australians, William Hatfield and Flexmore Hudson.
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Dragons Abroad: Chinese Migration and Environmental Change in Australasia
An examination of the role played by Chinese immigration to New Zealand and Australia in the understanding of the environment.
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Liquid Asset: Water in Victorian Gold Mining
Susan Lawrence and Peter Davies discuss the environmental consequences of water-resource infrastructures created during the gold rush in Victoria.