• The Uses of Environmental History: John R. McNeill

    The Uses of Environmental History: John R. McNeill

    By John R. McNeill: Environmental or ecological historians do not “need to become more useful and practical” in anything. They should feel free to be useless as regards global problems if they wish. If their motives for engaging in environmental history are nothing loftier than curiosity, that is no sin. The great majority of historical…

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