Turning to Nature in Germany: Hiking, Nudism, and Conservation, 1900–1940
Book excerpt from Turning to Nature in Germany by John Alexander Williams.
Book excerpt from Turning to Nature in Germany by John Alexander Williams.
In this episode from the New Books Network podcast, Thomas M. Lekan is interviewed on his recent book, Our Gigantic Zoo: A German Quest to Save the Serengeti.
In this Springs article, Miles Powell discusses the history of shark fishing and the impact it had on shark populations as well as how these practices have evolved to this day.
A monograph on the postwar fear of scarcity and the influence of “neo-Malthusians.”
In this episode from Outrage + Optimism, hosts Christiana Figueres, Tom Rivett-Carnac, and Paul Dickinson discuss the importance of biodiversity, the role of nature, and environmental justice.
A book on the extinct quagga, a pony-sized zebra that inhabited southern Africa.
Trees are also entangled with politics. In “An Otherworldly Species: Joshua Trees and the Conservation-Climate Dilemma” historian Thomas M. Lekan discusses what he considers a false choice between climate protection and conservation.
Spanish translation of chapter 1 from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.
Spanish translation of chapter 1 from Timothy J. Killeen’s book A Perfect Storm in the Amazon Wilderness.