Environments of Empire

“This work broadens the focus to include a more diverse set of case studies drawn from the Ottoman, French, British, Dutch, and German Empires, thereby allowing a wider scope of comparative and transnational analyses. . . . The various contributing authors present detailed, expansive histories drawing on a range of theoretical approaches. . . . [to] bring the importance of ecological factors for the study of empires further to the center of attention.”—CHOICE

“Well balanced in terms of focus areas, gender, and regional coverage . . . each chapter convincingly presents the social construction of ecological sciences and the associated movement of the species.”—Agricultural History Review

“Usefully expands the existing literature that has focused mainly on Britain and its colonies.”—Archive of Natural History

“Readers are left with a range of new perspectives and methodologies that examine the varied aspects of ecological imperialism. Agricultural historians will find the collection especially helpful given that many of the essays focus on the development of colonial and modern agricultural practices.”—Agricultural History

“The editors of Environments of Empire wrestle an ambitious assortment of topics and approaches into a dialog with Alfred Crosby’s concept of ecological imperialism. . . . I commend the editors and authors [of this volume].”—Pacific Historical Review

“Environments of Empire is a particularly welcome addition to the flourishing area of environmental studies.”—Isis

“This collection provides tantalizing insights into all manner of imperial, trans-imperial, and transnational exchanges, and turns our attentions to the enormous riches of non-English language sources and scholarship.” — Ruth Morgan, Monash University