Meredith McKittrick, Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of the Apartheid Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024. Pp. 328. ISBN 978-0-226-83469-6. $32.50 (paper).

Andrea Rosengarten

doi:10.1017/s0007087425101556

April 7, 2026The British Journal for the History of ScienceOpen Access

Meredith McKittrick, Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of the Apartheid Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024. Pp. 328. ISBN 978-0-226-83469-6. $32.50 (paper).

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Examine the interplay between environmental issues and the establishment of apartheid in South Africa.
Literary analysis of historical texts
Examination of geographical and environmental policies
Interrogation of colonial land use practices
Identifies key environmental factors that facilitated apartheid
Reveals how colonialism shaped racial segregation through land use
Highlights the long-term impact of environmental decisions on society

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Book analyzes environmental factors contributing to apartheid in South Africa, indicating colonial impacts on land use.

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Meredith McKittrick, Green Lands for White Men: Desert Dystopias and the Environmental Origins of the Apartheid Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2024. Pp. 328. ISBN 978-0-226-83469-6. $32.50 (paper).

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