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In Seeding Empire, Aaron Eddens rewrites an enduring story about the past—and future—of global agriculture. Eddens connects today's efforts to cultivate a "Green Revolution in Africa" to a history of American projects that introduced capitalist agriculture across the Global South. Expansive in scope

By Michael Mascarenhas, author of Toxic Water, Toxic System: Environmental Racism and Michigan's Water WarMy new book, Toxic Water, Toxic System is not just the story of how the state failed Black communities in Michigan—poisoning an entire city and shutting off water to thousands of people. It’

By Ned Randolph, author of Muddy Thinking in the Mississippi River Delta: A Call for ReclamationThis post was originally published on The Conversation, and is reposted here with permission.Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the pr

Eco-anxiety. Climate guilt. Pre-traumatic stress disorder. Solastalgia. The study of environmental emotions and related mental health impacts is a rapidly growing field, but most researchers overlook a closely related concern: reproductive anxiety. Climate Anxiety and the Kid Question is the first c

As part of our ongoing Editor Spotlight Series, we connected with UC Press Associate Editor Naja Pulliam Collins to talk about her role as the new Environmental Studies and Geography Editor, what kinds of projects she’s looking for, and how authors can connect.How did you become an editor at UC

By Tim Palmer, author of Seek Higher Ground: The Natural Solution to Our Urgent Flooding CrisisAs the water rose during the most damaging flood in American history up to that time, I happened to be living at ground-zero of the storm. My house was narrowly spared, but neighbors suffered deepl

Daniel Jaffee’s UNBOTTLED looks at the impact of bottled water on social justice and sustainability, and the diverse movements challenging its continued growth.

By Phaedra C. Pezzullo, author of Beyond Straw Men: Plastic Pollution and Networked Cultures of CareThis month, international leaders and representatives are gathering in Nairobi, Kenya, to finalize a Global Plastics Treaty, which aims to establish an international agreement on how to address pl

"A stunning atlas of the present and future."—Rebecca Solnit

The Tropical Turn chronicles the earliest histories of familiar tropical Asian crops in the ancient Middle East and the Mediterranean, from rice and cotton to citruses and cucumbers. Drawing on archaeological materials and textual sources in over seven ancient languages, The Tropical Turn unravels t