Environmental History and Justice
History and justice, ecology style! From ancient China to the Little Ice Age, the swamps of North Carolina to the guano mines of Latin America, these books examine how history has shaped and been shaped by the environment and ecological conflict, thereby transforming the lives of people living both near and far—usually to the singular benefit of capitalist and imperialist forces. An ongoing work-in-progress, always open to suggestions!
created by ayzrules
last updated April, 2026
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I feel like Once Upon the Permafrost by Susan Crate might be a good fit for this.
ayzrulesOP
ooooh omg that looks SO interesting? thank you, i've added it! can't wait to check it out :D
crimes against nature by karl jacoby is about the formation of the national parks (and the displacement of indigenous and working class people that it required and accordingly the effects on the environment and how white power influences how we interact with nature)! fantastic book, read it for a class during my masters. definitely a bit dense because it’s academic history but truly worth a read imo
Oh I love this!! Some other possible recs (depending on the exact vibe you're going for ofc): Healing the Land Teaches Us Who We Are by Marcello Martinet; The Intersectional Environmentalist by Leah Thomas; A New Environmental Ethics by Holmes Rolston III
ayzrulesOP
Thank you so much! 💕 I’ll give these a look-see!
Don’t know if this would fit but it’s a great book… Animal Vegetable Criminal
great list as always! idk if these would fit, but for singapore there's making kin: ecofeminist essays from singapore and nature's colony: empire, nation, and environment in the singapore national gardens. and for southeast asia in general there's also the camphor tree and the elephant: religion and ecological change in maritime southeast asia
such a sick list ayz omg!
Great list! Thank you!
Maybe some of these would fit?
— Blood Memory (Dayton Duncan) — White Man's Game (Stephanie Hanes) — Botany of Empire (Banu Subramaniam) — This System is Killing Us (Alexander Dunlap) — Waste Wars (Alexander Clapp) — American Canopy (Eric Rutkow)
