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biblioscope
AN ARCHIVAL GUIDE & BIBLIOGRAPHY
ARTICLES
| Allen, Ginny, and Gregory L. Nelson. "Impressions of Oregon: The Art of Reverend Melville Thomas Wire." Oregon Historical Quarterly 105 (Winter 2004): 588 603. Biographical sketch of Reverend Melville Thomas Wire (1877–1966), known for his paintings, photographs, and etchings of rural Oregon landscapes.Asdal, Kristin. "The Problematic Nature of Nature: The Post-constructivist Challenge to Environmental History." History and Theory 42 (December 2003): 60–74. Discusses the program of environmental history within the larger discipline of history and contrasts it with more recent contributions from post-constructivist science. Argues that the post-constructivist approach, which questions the concepts of nature and the nature/culture dichotomy typically used within environmental history, represents the potential for a reinvigoration of the field that would embrace greater diversity and openness.Berglund, Eeva K. "A Situated Global Imperative: Debating (the Nation's) Forests in Finland." In Confronting Environments: Local Understanding in a Globalizing World, edited by James G. Carrier. Walnut Creek, CA: AltaMira Press, 2004. 143–164 pp. Uses Finland's so-called "forest wars" in the last years of the twentieth century to explore local and global environmentalism, suggesting nationalism as a framework for environmental policy, management, and activism.Blomquist, William, and Edella Schlager. "Political Pitfalls of Integrated Watershed Management." Society and Natural Resources 18 (February 2005): 101–117. Uses the example of the San Juan Creek watershed in Southern California to highlight the political issues inherent in attempts at watershed management. Includes a brief history of water resources management in the San Juan Creek region from the 1970s to 2004.Bradford, David. "When the Grass Stood Stirrup-High: Historical Fact or Urban Myth?" Rangelands 26 (5 2004): 5–14 . Attempt to verify legends about the grasslands of western Colorado known locally as the "adobies" through examination of the accounts of explorers such as the Hayden Survey in 1876. Concludes that stirrup-high grass has not grown in the area for at least 250 years.Brooks, Karl. "A Legacy in Concrete: The Truman Presidency Transforms America's Environment." In Harry's Farewell: Interpreting and Teaching the Truman Presidency, edited by Richard S. Kirkendall. Columbia: University of Missouri Press, 2004. 299–322 pp. Examines American environmental policy during the Harry S. Truman administration (1945–1953). Discusses the administration's support for widespread water resources development efforts, especially the construction of large dams and the reclamation of rivers, and the resulting environmental backlash.Browne, Neil. "Activating the 'Art of Knowing': John Dewey, Pragmatist Ecology, and Environmental Writing." ISLE [Interdisciplinary Studies in Literature and Environment] 11.2 (Summer 2004): 1–24. Explores the relationship between literature and science in the work of American educator, psychologist, and philosopher John Dewey (1859–1952). Argues that Dewey provides a framework for integrating science, moral and ethical problems, and art, and that his work can help us understand the importance of the accessibility of knowledge in democratic societies.Browning, John. "Snowy Mountains Scheme Construction Railways 50 Years On: Part 1: The Gethega-Munyang Tunnel." Light Railways 180 (December 2004): 3–8. Part one of a series of articles on Australia's Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme, highlighting the use of construction railways and marking the 50th anniversary of the project. Details the construction of the Guthega-Munyang tunnel near Mt. Kosciusko, which opened in 1955.Butler, Virginia L. "Where Have All the Native Fish Gone?: The Fate of Fish That Lewis and Clark Encountered on the Lower Columbia River." Oregon Historical Quarterly 105 (Fall 2004): 438–463. History and current status of the Columbia River Basin region's fish populations, comparing records from the time of Lewis and Clark's expedition with those of 200 years later.Carradice, J. H. (Jack). "From Horses to Helicopters." British Columbia Forest History Newsletter 74 (August 2004): 6–8. Account of the British Columbia Forest Service's transition from using horsemen to fight remote fires to the use of aircraft during the 1950s.Carrier, James G. "Environmental Conservation and Institutional Environments in Jamaica." In Confronting Environments: Local Understanding in a Globalizing World, edited by James G. Carrier. Walnut Creek, Calif.: AltaMira Press, 2004. 119–141 pp. Considers two national parks in Jamaica during the 1990s, the Negril and Montego Bay Marine Parks, as illustrative of Modernist anthropological scholarship. Concerned with various and conflicting understandings of the environment, particularly as revealed by marine conservation projects in the developing world.. . . |
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