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The Green and the Brown
A History of Conservation in Nazi Germany
Häftad, 2006
435 kr
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This study provides the first comprehensive discussion of conservation in Nazi Germany. Looking at Germany in an international context, it analyses the roots of conservation in the late nineteenth century, the gradual adaptation of racist and nationalist thinking among conservationists in the 1920s …
The Green and the Brown
A History of Conservation in Nazi Germany
Inbunden, 2006
1362 kr
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This study provides the first comprehensive discussion of conservation in Nazi Germany. Looking at Germany in an international context, it analyses the roots of conservation in the late nineteenth century, the gradual adaptation of racist and nationalist thinking among conservationists in the 1920s …
Exploring Apocalyptica
Coming to Terms with Environmental Alarmism
Inbunden, 2018
864 kr
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Environmental alarmism has long been a political bellwether. Tell me what you think about the green apocalypse, and I'll tell you where you stand on the issues. But as the environmental heydays of the 1970s move into perspective, the time has come for a reassessment. Horror scenarios create a …
Vortex
An Environmental History of the Modern World
Inbunden, 2023
1236 kr
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Environmental challenges are defining the twenty-first century. To fully understand ongoing debates about our current crises—climate change, loss of biological diversity, pollution, extinction, resource woes—means revisiting their origins, in all their complexity. With this ambitious, highly …
Age of Smoke
Environmental Policy in Germany and the United States, 1880-1970
Häftad, 2009
749 kr
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In 1880, coal was the primary energy source for everything from home heating to industry. Regions where coal was readily available, such as the Ruhr Valley in Germany and western Pennsylvania in the United States, witnessed exponential growth-yet also suffered the greatest damage from coal …
Turning Points of Environmental History
Häftad, 2010
709 kr
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From the time when humans first learned to harness fire, cultivate crops, and domesticate livestock, they have altered their environment as a means of survival. In the modern era, however, natural resources have been devoured and defiled in the wake of a consumerism that goes beyond mere …
Managing the Unknown
Essays on Environmental Ignorance
Inbunden, 2014
1916 kr
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Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Discussing this challenge for a diverse set of resources from fish to …
Managing the Unknown
Essays on Environmental Ignorance
Häftad, 2016
543 kr
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Information is crucial when it comes to the management of resources. But what if knowledge is incomplete, or biased, or otherwise deficient? How did people define patterns of proper use in the absence of cognitive certainty? Discussing this challenge for a diverse set of resources from fish to …
Umweltgeschichte Im 19. Und 20. Jahrhundert
Häftad, 2007
281 kr
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Die Umweltgeschichte hat sich in den vergangenen Jahren zu einem boomenden Zweig der historischen Forschung gemausert. Frank Uekötter gibt einen breit gefächerten Überblick über den aktuellen Stand der Forschung und die laufenden Debatten. Er thematisiert die etablierten Forschungsfelder der …
