An Environmental History of Knowledge and Politics by Rbert ... - 9789633868430

An Environmental History of Knowledge and PoliticsForestry in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Hungary\nAuthor(s): Rbert Balogh\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Central European University Press, Hungary\nImprint: Central European University Press\nISBN-13: 9789633868430, 978-9633868430\nSynopsis\nHow can historical studies help us understand todays environmental crises? What events led humanity into the Anthropocene epoch? The history of forestry offers a particularly revealing lens through which to explore these questions. Since at least the mid-eighteenth century, environmental concerns and the commodification of forestsoften driven by state interestshave gone hand in hand. The rise of forestrys standardized methodologies is not only a scientific development but also a global story of power, knowledge, and resource management. This book presents a Central European history of the Anthropocene, weaving together themes of nationalism, state socialism, war, and reconstruction to illumin.