A Field on Fire - 9780817320010

A Field on FireThe Future of Environmental History\nAuthor(s): Mark D. Hersey, Mark D. Hersey, Ted Steinberg, Ted Steinberg, Marco Armiero, Kevin C. Armitage, Brian C. Black, Lisa M. Brady, Karl Boyd Brooks, Robert Wellman Campbell\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: The University of Alabama Press, United States\nImprint: The University of Alabama Press\nISBN-13: 9780817320010, 978-0817320010\nSynopsis\nA frank and engaging exploration of the burgeoning academic field of environmental history\n\nInspired by the pioneering work of preeminent environmental historian Donald Worster, the contributors to A Field on Fire: The Future of Environmental History reflect on the past and future of this discipline. Featuring wide-ranging essays by leading environmental historians from the United States, Europe, and China, the collection challenges scholars to rethink some of their orthodoxies, inviting them to approach familiar stories from new angles, to integrate new methodologies, and to think creat.