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Forest Dreams, Forest Nightmares
The Paradox of Old Growth in the Inland West
Häftad, 1996
495 kr
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Across the inland West, forests that once seemed like paradise have turned into an ecological nightmare. Fires, insect epidemics, and disease now threaten millions of acres of once-bountiful forests. Yet no one can agree what went wrong. Was it too much management—or not enough—that forced the …
Lost Wolves of Japan
Häftad, 2008
382 kr
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Many Japanese once revered the wolf as Oguchi no Magami, or Large-Mouthed Pure God, but as Japan began its modern transformation wolves lost their otherworldly status and became noxious animals that needed to be killed. By 1905 they had disappeared from the country. In this spirited and absorbing …
Native Seattle
Histories from the Crossing-Over Place
Av Coll Thrush
Inbunden, 2017
1819 kr
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Winner of the 2008 Washington State Book Award in History/BiographyThis updated edition of Native Seattle brings the indigenous story to the present day and puts the movement of recognizing Seattle's Native past into a broader context. Native Seattle focuses on the experiences of local indigenous …
Native Seattle
Histories from the Crossing-Over Place
Av Coll Thrush
Häftad, 2017
426 kr
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Winner of the 2008 Washington State Book Award in History/BiographyThis updated edition of Native Seattle brings the indigenous story to the present day and puts the movement of recognizing Seattle's Native past into a broader context. Native Seattle focuses on the experiences of local indigenous …
Smell Detectives
An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America
Av Melanie A. Kiechle, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2017
983 kr
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What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. …
Seismic City
An Environmental History of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake
Av Joanna L. Dyl, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2017
983 kr
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On April 18, 1906, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco region, igniting fires that burned half the city. The disaster in all its elements — earthquake, fires, and recovery — profoundly disrupted the urban order and challenged San Francisco’s perceived permanence.The crisis …
Organic Profit
Rodale and the Making of Marketplace Environmentalism
Av Andrew N. Case, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2018
954 kr
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Where did the curious idea of buying one’s way to sustainability come from? In no small part, the answer lies in the story of entrepreneurial health reformer J. I. Rodale, his son Robert Rodale, and their company, the Rodale Press. These early advocates of organic gardening cultivated a niche for …
Bringing Whales Ashore
Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan
Av Jakobina K. Arch, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2018
983 kr
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Japan today defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking tradition—but what was the historical reality? In examining the techniques and impacts of whaling during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), Jakobina Arch shows that the organized, shore-based whaling that first developed during …
Cultivating Nature
The Conservation of a Valencian Working Landscape
Av Sarah R. Hamilton, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2018
983 kr
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Winner of the 2019 Turku Book Award from the European Society for Environmental HistoryThe Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of Valencia that is widely regarded as the birthplace of paella, has long been prized by residents and visitors alike. Since the twentieth century, the …
Footprints of War
Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam
Av David Andrew Biggs, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2018
983 kr
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Traces the multilayered political, social, and ecological consequences of military conflictWhen American forces arrived in Vietnam, they found themselves embedded in historical village and frontier spaces already shaped by past conflicts. American bases and bombing targets followed spatial and …
Organic Profit
Rodale and the Making of Marketplace Environmentalism
Av Andrew N. Case, Paul S. Sutter
Häftad, 2020
457 kr
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Where did the curious idea of buying one’s way to sustainability come from? In no small part, the answer lies in the story of entrepreneurial health reformer J. I. Rodale, his son Robert Rodale, and their company, the Rodale Press. These early advocates of organic gardening cultivated a niche for …
City Is More Than Human
An Animal History of Seattle
Häftad, 2019
426 kr
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Winner of the 2017 Virginia Marie Folkins Award, Association of King County Historical Organizations (AKCHO)Winner of the 2017 Hal K. Rothman Book Prize, Western History AssociationSeattle would not exist without animals. Animals have played a vital role in shaping the city from its founding amid …
Defending Giants
The Redwood Wars and the Transformation of American Environmental Politics
Häftad, 2019
393 kr
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Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging …
Seismic City
An Environmental History of San Francisco's 1906 Earthquake
Av Joanna L. Dyl, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2019
426 kr
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On April 18, 1906, a 7.8-magnitude earthquake shook the San Francisco region, igniting fires that burned half the city. The disaster in all its elements — earthquake, fires, and recovery — profoundly disrupted the urban order and challenged San Francisco’s perceived permanence.The crisis …
Smell Detectives
An Olfactory History of Nineteenth-Century Urban America
Av Melanie A. Kiechle, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2019
470 kr
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What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century Americans who used their noses to make sense of the sanitary challenges caused by rapid urban and industrial growth. …
Fir and Empire
The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China
Av Ian M. Miller, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2020
713 kr
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A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLERestores China’s place in forest historyThe disappearance of China’s naturally occurring forests is one of the most significant environmental shifts in the country’s history, one often blamed on imperial demand for lumber. China’s early modern forest history is …
Seeds of Control
Japan’s Empire of Forestry in Colonial Korea
Av David Fedman, Paul S Sutter
Inbunden, 2020
713 kr
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Conservation as a tool of colonialism in early twentieth-century KoreaJapanese colonial rule in Korea (1905–1945) ushered in natural resource management programs that profoundly altered access to and ownership of the peninsula’s extensive mountains and forests. Under the banner of “forest love,” …
Cultivating Nature
The Conservation of a Valencian Working Landscape
Av Sarah R. Hamilton, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2020
470 kr
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Winner of the 2019 Turku Book Award from the European Society for Environmental HistoryThe Albufera Natural Park, an area ten kilometers south of Valencia that is widely regarded as the birthplace of paella, has long been prized by residents and visitors alike. Since the twentieth century, the …
Bringing Whales Ashore
Oceans and the Environment of Early Modern Japan
Av Jakobina K. Arch, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2020
510 kr
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Japan today defends its controversial whaling expeditions by invoking tradition—but what was the historical reality? In examining the techniques and impacts of whaling during the Tokugawa period (1603–1868), Jakobina Arch shows that the organized, shore-based whaling that first developed during …
Wetlands in a Dry Land
More-Than-Human Histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
Av Emily O'Gorman, Paul S. Sutter
Inbunden, 2021
1859 kr
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Winner of the Inaugural Book Prize from the Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History NetworkA compelling environmental history of a critical ecosystem under threatIn the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly …
Wetlands in a Dry Land
More-Than-Human Histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
Av Emily O'Gorman, Paul S. Sutter m. fl.
Häftad, 2021
457 kr
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Winner of the Inaugural Book Prize from the Australia & Aotearoa New Zealand Environmental History NetworkA compelling environmental history of a critical ecosystem under threatIn the name of agriculture, urban growth, and disease control, humans have drained, filled, or otherwise destroyed nearly …
Footprints of War
Militarized Landscapes in Vietnam
Av David Andrew Biggs, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2021
470 kr
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Traces the multilayered political, social, and ecological consequences of military conflictWhen American forces arrived in Vietnam, they found themselves embedded in historical village and frontier spaces already shaped by past conflicts. American bases and bombing targets followed spatial and …
Communist Pigs
An Animal History of East Germany's Rise and Fall
Av Thomas Fleischman, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2022
510 kr
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The pig played a key role in the German Democratic Republic's attempts to create a modern, industrial food system built on communist principles. By the mid-1980s, East Germany produced more pork per capita than West Germany and the UK, while also suffering the unintended consequences of manure …
People of the Ecotone
Environment and Indigenous Power at the Center of Early America
Inbunden, 2022
1819 kr
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Winner of the 2023 Hal K. Rothman Book Prize for best book in western environmental history from the Western History AssociationIndigenous power in a significant cultural and ecological borderlandIn People of the Ecotone, Robert Morrissey weaves together a history of Native peoples with a history …
People of the Ecotone
Environment and Indigenous Power at the Center of Early America
Av Robert Michael Morrissey, Paul S Sutter
Häftad, 2022
470 kr
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Winner of the 2023 Hal K. Rothman Book Prize for best book in western environmental history from the Western History AssociationIndigenous power in a significant cultural and ecological borderlandIn People of the Ecotone, Robert Morrissey weaves together a history of Native peoples with a history …
Toxic Ship
The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade
Inbunden, 2023
1819 kr
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Winner of the 2025 Hagley Prize for the Best Book in Business History from the Business History Conference and the Hagley LibraryWinner of the 2025 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award from the International Studies AssociationAn infamous voyage explores the hazardous waste trade and environmental …
Toxic Ship
The Voyage of the Khian Sea and the Global Waste Trade
Av Simone M. Müller, Paul S. Sutter
Häftad, 2023
470 kr
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Winner of the 2025 Hagley Prize for the Best Book in Business History from the Business History Conference and the Hagley LibraryWinner of the 2025 Harold and Margaret Sprout Award from the International Studies AssociationAn infamous voyage explores the hazardous waste trade and environmental …
Capturing Glaciers
A History of Repeat Photography and Global Warming
Av Dani Inkpen, Paul S. Sutter
Inbunden, 2024
1819 kr
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Explores the photography of climate changePhotographs do not simply speak for themselves. Their meanings are built through interpretive frameworks that shift over time. Today, photographs of receding glaciers are one of the most well recognized visualizations of human-caused climate change. These …
Capturing Glaciers
A History of Repeat Photography and Global Warming
Av Dani Inkpen, Paul S. Sutter
Häftad, 2024
470 kr
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Explores the photography of climate changePhotographs do not simply speak for themselves. Their meanings are built through interpretive frameworks that shift over time. Today, photographs of receding glaciers are one of the most well recognized visualizations of human-caused climate change. These …
Charged
A History of Batteries and Lessons for a Clean Energy Future
Av James Morton Turner, Paul S. Sutter
Häftad, 2023
302 kr
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Winner of the 24th Annual Susanne M. Glasscock Humanities Book PrizeFinalist for the 2023 Cundill History PrizeGold Medal Recipient, Nautilus Book Awards, SustainabilityThe dirty work essential to a clean energy transitionTo achieve fossil fuel independence, few technologies are more important than …
