Environment

Against Ecological Sovereignty Ethics, Biopolitics, and Saving the Natural World Mick Smith 2011 Fall

Links the political critique of sovereign power with ecological concerns

Swamplife People, Gators, and Mangroves Entangled in the Everglades Laura A. Ogden 2011 Spring

Alligator hunters, mangroves, and the (mis)adventures of the Ashley Gang in the Florida Everglades

Growing Perennials in Cold Climates Revised and Updated Edition Mike Heger, John Whitman and Debbie Lonnee 2011 Spring

The landmark book on northern perennials, fully updated and expanded

The City, the River, the Bridge Before and after the Minneapolis Bridge Collapse Patrick Nunnally, Editor 2010 Fall

Exploring the university’s role in understanding how disasters impact communities

A Foray into the Worlds of Animals and Humans with A Theory of Meaning Jakob von Uexküll 2010 Fall

The influential work of speculative biology—and a key document in posthumanist studies—now available in a new, accurate English translation

The Ethics of Earth Art Amanda Boetzkes 2010 Spring

Analyzing the ethical stance of the earth art movement from the 1960s to the present

Fighting for the Future of Food Activists versus Agribusiness in the Struggle over Biotechnology Rachel Schurman and William A. Munro 2010 Fall

How activists changed the trajectory of the new agricultural biotechnologies

Removing Mountains Extracting Nature and Identity in the Appalachian Coalfields Rebecca R. Scott 2010 Fall

Coal country lives in southern West Virginia

Our Neck of the Woods Exploring Minnesota's Wild Places Daniel J. Philippon, Editor 2009 Fall

From Minnehaha Creek to Lake Superior—Minnesota’s great outdoors beckons

The Bullhead Queen A Year on Pioneer Lake Sue Leaf 2009 Fall

An evocative memoir exploring the relationship between humans and nature through the liturgical calendar

Trouble in the Forest California’s Redwood Timber Wars Richard Widick 2009 Fall

The long social history of California’s conflict over ancient forests and its impact today

Shopping Our Way to Safety How We Changed from Protecting the Environment to Protecting Ourselves Andrew Szasz 2009 Spring

What could be wrong with bottled water and sunscreen?

Trees and Shrubs of Minnesota Welby R. Smith 2008 Spring

Practical, comprehensive, and packed with information—the indispensable guide for identifying trees and shrubs in Minnesota

Nordic Landscapes Region and Belonging on the Northern Edge of Europe Michael Jones and Kenneth R. Olwig, Editors 2008 Spring

The first in-depth presentation of the Nordic landscapes to be published in nearly twenty years

Nature, Landscape, and Building for Sustainability A Harvard Design Magazine Reader William S. Saunders, Editor 2008 Spring

Thought-provoking essays on bridging the destructive divide between humanity and the natural world

Bataille’s Peak Energy, Religion, and Postsustainability Allan Stoekl 2007 Fall

An audacious exploration of Bataille’s philosophy of energy within current conservation debates

Toxic Burn The Grassroots Struggle against the WTI Incinerator Thomas Shevory 2007 Spring

The economics of trash and the politics behind hazardous waste disposal.

The War Against the Beavers Learning to Be Wild in the North Woods Verena Andermatt Conley 2005 Spring

A beguiling tale of the ups and downs of backwoods living—now in paperback!

The River We Have Wrought A History of the Upper Mississippi John O. Anfinson 2005 Spring

The sweeping history of how the upper Mississippi has been changed by human intervention

Signs of Danger Waste, Trauma, and Nuclear Threat Peter C. van Wyck 2004 Fall

Questions the literal burying of the nuclear threat and how it relates to expectations for our future

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