Environmental History and Other Histories

Key Points

• The aim is to examine how environmental history interacts with shifts in historical methodology and understanding.
• Analysis of the interplay between environmental history and traditional historical narratives.
• Discussion of conceptual challenges within the field.
• Engagement with various time scales and scientific disciplines.
• Environmental history emphasizes the spatial dimension of historical events.
• It prompts a reevaluation of interactions between cultural and materialist perspectives.
• The field encourages interdisciplinary approaches that incorporate insights from natural sciences.

Abstract