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International Environmental History: Nature as a Cultural Challenge

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In this issue of RCC Perspectives, adapted from a 2008 proposal submitted to the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research, Christof Mauch and Helmuth Trischler explain why the Rachel Carson Center for Environment and Society was founded. They conclude by outlining the six research clusters of the RCC and highlighting its activities, which include colloquia, summer schools, international conferences, and exhibitions.

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Big Country, Big Issues: Canada's Environment, Culture, and History

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This volume of RCC Perspectives combines a number of essays in Canadian environmental history and related disciplines. The essays are united by a focus on cultural perceptions of Canadian environments, by an analysis of the interrelationship between nature and culture over time, and by a discussion of the human impact on natural environments.

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Salmon Cultures: Indigenous Peoples and the Aquaculture Industry

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In this volume of RCC Perspectives, diverse salmon cultures—from the aquaculture industry and biology, to northern Sami and First Nations—speak about life and work with salmon.

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Broadsheet: “Graphic Story of Elephants According to Their Accomplishments,” 1746

Elephants: their functions and their depiction around 1746.

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Bees in America: How the Honey Bee Shaped a Nation

A cultural history of bees and beekeeping in the United States.

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Freytag, Nils, “Deutsche Umweltgeschichte—Umweltgeschichte in Deutschland. Erträge und Perspektiven” [German environmental history—environmental history in Germany. Achievements and perspectives]

The German historian Nils Freytag traces the development of environmental history in Germany, paying special attention to forests and hunting, urban environments, and links to cultural history.

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"The Introduction of Historical and Cultural Values in the Sustainable Management of European Forests"

A summary of a document produced for the Ministerial Conference on the Protection of Forests in Europe.

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At Home in Nature: Modern Homesteading and Spiritual Practice in America

A study of homesteading in America from the late nineteenth century to the present.

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Creatures of Empire: How Domestic Animals Transformed Early America

Anderson argues that livestock were a central factor in the cultural clash between colonists and Indians as well as a driving force in the expansion west.

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Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fears

Ferrieres, Madeleine. Sacred Cow, Mad Cow: A History of Food Fears. New York: Columbia University Press, 2006.

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