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CfP: Symposium on International Environmental Governance in Middelburg, 5-6 June 2025

Announcement Type

Call for Papers

Location

Netherlands

Subject Fields

American History / Studies, Diplomacy and International Relations, Environmental History / Studies, Political History / Studies, Social History / Studies

Are you a historian exploring the development of international environmental governance in the 1970s and 1980s? Does your research address topics such as environmental diplomacy, (counter-)activism, the role of nongovernmental organizations and private corporations, the implications of the Global North/South divide, or other aspects of environmental internationalism leading to the Montreal Protocol?

BHC Colloquium 2024/Call for Applications

Doctoral Colloquium 2025: Atlanta, Georgia

The 2025 BHC Doctoral Colloquium (DC) in Business History will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on March 13th. The participants will be invited to a welcome dinner on March 12th in Atlanta. Typically limited to ten students, the colloquium is open to doctoral candidates who are pursuing dissertation research within the broad field of business history from any relevant discipline (e.g., from economic sociology, political science, cultural anthropology, or management, as well as history). Most participants are in year 3 or 4 or their degree program, though in

Repost Tóth on Holm, 'The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019'

Tóth on Holm, 'The Gods of the Sea: Whales and Coastal Communities in Northeast Japan, c. 1600-2019'

Author

Holm, Fynn

Reviewer

Tóth, Michael

CfP: Predicting Europe: Histories of the Future in Post-1945 Europe

Location

Belgium

Subject Fields

European History / Studies

Predicting Europe: Histories of the Future in Post-1945 Europe

Maastricht University, Brussels Hub, 5-6 June 2025

Convenors: Jacob Ward, Aleksandra Komornicka

Deadlines: Friday 17th January

Recent Reviews

Guha on Subramaniam, 'Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of Colonialism'

Author

Subramaniam, Banu

Reviewer

Guha, Sumit

Subramaniam, Banu. Botany of Empire: Plant Worlds and the Scientific Legacies of Colonialism. Feminist Technosciences Series. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2024. 328 pp. $30.00 (paper), ISBN 9780295752464.

Reviewed by Sumit Guha (University of Texas at Austin)
Published on H-Environment (December, 2024)
Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)

Garcia on Sherwood, 'A Global Force for Good: Sea Services Humanitarian Operations in the Twenty-First Century'

Author

Sherwood, John Darrell

Reviewer

Garcia, Maria Cristina

Sherwood, John Darrell. A Global Force for Good: Sea Services Humanitarian Operations in the Twenty-First Century. Washington, DC: Naval History and Heritage Command, Department of the Navy, 2024. 450 pp. Open Access (e-book), ISBN 9781943604876.

Reviewed by Maria Cristina Garcia (Cornell University)
Published on H-Environment (December, 2024)
Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)

Parker on Besada, 'Governance, Conflict, and Natural Resources in Africa: Understanding the Role of Foreign Investment Actors'

Author

Besada, Hany

Reviewer

Parker, James

Besada, Hany. Governance, Conflict, and Natural Resources in Africa: Understanding the Role of Foreign Investment Actors. Montreal: McGill-Queen's University Press, 2021. 312 pp. $150.00 (cloth), ISBN 9780228005445.

Reviewed by James Parker (Arizona State University)
Published on H-Environment (December, 2024)
Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)

Wallace on Holt, 'Taking a Walk: A History of Recreational Walking in Britain'

Author

Holt, Ann

Reviewer

Wallace, Anne

Holt, Ann. Taking a Walk: A History of Recreational Walking in Britain. Cambridgeshire: White Horse Press, 2024. x + 524 pp. $100.00 (cloth), ISBN 9781912186808.

Reviewed by Anne Wallace (University of North Carolina at Greensboro)
Published on H-Environment (December, 2024)
Commissioned by Daniella McCahey (Texas Tech University)

Recent Roundtable Reviews

Browning, "Nature's Laboratory: Environmental Thought and Labor Radicalism in Chicago, 1886-1937," H-Environment Roundtable 14 no. 10 (2024)

env-roundtable-14-10_0.pdf

Dear Colleagues,

Announcing a new edition of H-Environment Roundtables featuring Elizabeth Grennan Browning's Nature's Laboratory: Environmental Thought and Labor Radicalism in Chicago, 1886-1937. Please enjoy and distribute widely.

Title: Nature's Laboratory: Environmental Thought and Labor Radicalism in Chicago, 1886-1937

Author: Elizabeth Grennan Browning

Contributors: Stefan Couperus, Natalie Bump Vena, Janine Giordano Drake

Lehmann, "Desert Edens: Colonial Climate Engineering in the Age of Anxiety," H-Environment Roundtable 14 no. 9 (2024)

env-roundtable-14-9_0.pdf

Dear Colleagues,

Announcing a new edition of H-Environment Roundtables featuring Philipp Lehmann's Desert Edens: Colonial Climate Engineering in the Age of Anxiety. Please enjoy and distribute widely.

Title: Desert Edens: Colonial Climate Engineering in the Age of Anxiety

Author: Philipp Lehmann

Contributors: Angelo Matteo Caglioti, Fredrik Albritton Jonsson, Fiona Williamson

Editor: Stephen Milder

Peterson, "Pipe Dreams: Water and Empire in Central Asia’s Aral Sea Basin," H-Environment Roundtable 14 no. 8 (2024)

env-roundtable-14-8_0.pdf

Dear Colleagues,

Grego, "Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South," H-Environment Roundtable 14, no. 7 (2024)

env-roundtable-14-7_0.pdf

Dear Colleagues,

Announcing a new edition of H-Environment Roundtables feature Caroline Grego's Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South. Please enjoy and distribute widely.

Title: Hurricane Jim Crow: How the Great Sea Island Storm of 1893 Shaped the Lowcountry South

Author: Caroline Grego

Contributors: Erin Stewart Mauldin, Edda L. Fields-Black, Hayden R. Smith, David Silkenat, Kathryn M. Silva