April 2003 (8:2)

Articles:

Edmund Russell, "Evolutionary History: Prospectus for a New Field," 204-228.

Lisa J. Kiser, "The Garden of St. Francis: Plants, Landscape, and Economy in Thirteenth-Century Italy," 229-245.

Matthew Osborn, "'The Weirdest of All Undertakings': The Land and the Early Industrial Revolution in Oldham, England," 246-269.

A. Joshua West, "Forests and National Security: British and American Forestry Policy in the Wake of World War I," 270-293.

William M. Tsutsui, "Landscapes in the Dark Valley: Toward an Environmental History of Wartime Japan," 294-311.

Book Reviews:

An Environmental History of the World: Humankind's Changing Role in the Community of Life. By J. Donald Hughes. New York: Routledge, 2001. xiv + 264 pp. Illustrations, map, notes, bibliographical essay, index. Cloth $80.00, paper $31.95. Reviewed by Stephen J. Pyne.

Tropical Pioneers: Human Agency and Ecological Change in the Highlands of Sri Lanka 1800-1900. By James L.A. Webb. Athens: Ohio University Press, 2002. xviii + 243 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $55.00. Reviewed by Yvonne Everett.

India's Wildlife History: An Introduction. By Mahesh Rangarajan. Delhi, India: Permanent Black in association with the Ranthambhore Foundation, 2001. xv + 135 pp. Illustrations, bibliography. Cloth $34.00, paper $19.95. Reviewed by Kent H. Redford.

In the Time of Trees and Sorrows. Nature, Power, and Memory in Rajasthan. By Ann Grodzins Gold & Bhoju Ram Gujar. Durham, N.C.: Duke University Press, 2002. 432 pp. Photos, figures, index. Cloth $69.95, paper $23.95. Reviewed by James L. A. Webb, Jr.

An Environmental History of Twentieth Century Britain. By John Sheail. New York: Palgrave, 2002. x + 306 pp. Bibliography, Index. $72.00. Reviewed by Ian Simmons.

Elephant Slaves and Pampered Parrots: Exotic Animals in Eighteenth-Century Paris. By Louise Robbins. Baltimore, Md.: Johns Hopkins University Press, 2001. 352 pp. 29 halftones and 3 line drawings. $48.00. Reviewed by Sofia Åkerberg.

Landscapes from Antiquity. Edited by Simon Stoddart. (Antiquity Papers 1). Cambridge, England: Antiquity Publications, 2000. 380 pp. Illustrations, bibliographies. Paper $29.95. Reviewed by Christian Rohr.

Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History. By Ted Steinberg. New York: Oxford University Press, 2002. xiv + 347 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. $30.00. Reviewed by Hal K. Rothman.

Gyppo Logger. By Margaret E. Felt. Seattle: University of Washington Press, 2002. 328 pp. Illustrations. Paper $18.95. Reviewed by Michael Dunn.

Sound Wormy: Memoir of Andrew Gennett, Lumberman. Edited by Nicole Hayler. Athens: University of Georgia, 2002. xix + 218 pp. Illustrations, notes, index. Cloth $34.95. Reviewed by Michael Dunn.

On the Border: An Environmental History of San Antonio. Edited by Char Miller. Pittsburgh, Pa.: University of Pittsburgh Press, 2001. x + 291 pp. Illustrations, figures, tables, maps, list of contributors, notes, index. $26.00. Reviewed by Chad Montrie.

A Natural History of the Chicago Region. By Joel Greenberg. Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2002. xviii + 595 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, bibliography, index. Cloth $40.00. Reviewed by Margaret Beattie Bogue.

Concrete and Clay: Reworking Nature in New York City. By Matthew Gandy. Cambridge, Mass: MIT Press, 2002. xi + 344 pp. Illustrations, maps, bibliographical notes, index. $34.95. Reviewed by Clifton Hood.

Selling Yellowstone: Capitalism and the Construction of Nature. By Mark Daniel Barringer. Lawrence: University Press of Kansas, 2002. viii + 238 pp. Illustrations, maps, notes, index. $29.95. Reviewed by James Pritchard.

Silent Spill: The Organization of an Industrial Crisis. By Thomas D. Beamish. Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press, 2002. 232 pp. Illustrations. Paper $21.95. Reviewed by Carl Zimring.

Frigid Embrace: Politics, Economics, and Environment in Alaska. By Stephen Haycox. Corvallis: Oregon State University Press, 2002. xii + 180 pp. Illustrations, map, biographical notes, index. Paper $21.95. Reviewed by Daniel Nelson.

The Making of Green Knowledge: Environmental Politics and Cultural Transformation. By Andrew Jamison. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xi + 205 pp. Tables, bibliography, index. Cloth $60.00, paper $22.00. Reviewed by Michael B. Smith.

Acting for Endangered Species: The Statutory Ark. By Shannon Petersen. Lawrence: University of Kansas Press, 2002. xiii + 168 pp. Bibliographical notes, index. $29.95. Reviewed by Paul Milazzo.

Solar Energy, Technology Policy, and Institutional Values. By Frank N. Laird. New York: Cambridge University Press, 2001. xvii + 248 pp. $55.00. Reviewed by Erik M. Conway.