Environmental History

  • Maya K. Peterson (1980–2021)

    Brendan Karch | Mar 31, 2022

    Maya K. Peterson, a pioneering environmental historian of central Asia and associate professor at the University of California, Santa Cruz,...
  • Grant of the Week: Collier Journalism Award

    Alana Venable | Mar 1, 2022

    The Forest History Society is now accepting nominations for the John M. Collier Award for Forest History Journalism. 
  • Linda Nash (1962–2021)

    Purnima Dhavan | Feb 28, 2022

    Linda Nash died on October 17, 2021, in Seattle, Washington, from lymphoma.
  • John R. Gillis (1939–2021)

    James M. Banner, Jr. and James J. Sheehan | Feb 28, 2022

    John R. Gillis, professor emeritus at Rutgers University, died in Berkeley, California, on December 7, 2021.
  • New Year, Fresh Look

    Mark Philip Bradley, Manuel Martinez Alvarenga, Marlena Boswell, Isti Bhattacharya, Miguel Cruz-Díaz, Justin Hawkins, Brian Quinn, and Thomas Stephens | Feb 23, 2022

    The latest issue of the journal has been completely redesigned and introduces the AHR History Lab.
  • The Ohio River

    Tiya Miles | Jan 27, 2022

    I am from Cincinnati, a town on the Ohio River; Ohio is an Iroquoian word that translates as “beauti...
  • Arthur Mitzman (1931–2021)

    Michael Seidman | Nov 30, 2021

    Arthur Mitzman, intellectual and cultural historian of late modern Germany and France, died at age 89 in Amsterdam, Netherlands.
  • When the Birds Go Silent

    Manuel Martinez Alvarenga, Marlena Boswell, Isti Bhattacharya, Miguel Cruz-Díaz, Justin Hawkins, Brian Quinn, and Thomas Stephens | Nov 24, 2021

    The latest issue of the AHR features articles on environmental history, African history, and digital history, among other topics.
  • AHA Member Spotlight: Lisa M. Fine

    Matthew Keough | Nov 19, 2021

    Lisa M. Fine is chair and professor of history at Michigan State University. She lives in East Lansing, Michigan, and...
  • Roses

    Tara Mulder | Oct 27, 2021

    Roses in the ancient Mediterranean were a vital ingredient in gynecological treatments.

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