Can History be Green? A Prognosis

Abstract

The explicit acceptance of the view that the world does not exist for man alone can be fairly regarded as one of the great revolutions in modern western thought, though it is one to which historians have scarcely done justice.

Groundwater Development in England

“…There has been considerable discussion regarding the very nature of this 'sub-discipline' (Chase, 1992), differentiating it from other kinds of historical focus such as nation, region, class, race or gender.…”

“…Green history should become a tool in policy analysis alongside Environmental Assessment (e.g. Brookes, 1994) and may also provide retrospective Environmental Audits (Chase, 1992).…”

Economy, Environment and Environmental History: Case Notes from Agriculture

“…4 The brutal truth is that unlike other disciplines, history, in many of its forms, has taken a long while to wake up to the importance of man within his environment. These have declaimed the neglect of 'green history' and the absence of a coherent epistemology in which to further the cause of environmental history.…”

“…These have declaimed the neglect of 'green history' and the absence of a coherent epistemology in which to further the cause of environmental history. 4 The brutal truth is that unlike other disciplines, history, in many of its forms, has taken a long while to wake up to the importance of man within his environment. This, the so-called holistic approach to economy and society, is a fruitful area of research in some other disciplines.…”