Congratulations to Dr Alan Roe on completing his PhD!

We offer our heartfelt congratulations to network member Dr Alan Roe on the successful completion of his PhD:

"Into Soviet Nature: Tourism, Environmental Protection, and the Formation of Soviet National Parks, 1950s-1990s"

Read Alan's dissertation abstract.

"Civilizing Nature" - 25% discount on this new Berghahn book

Berghahn Books is delighted to announce the publication in Paperback of "Civilizing Nature: National Parks in Global Historical Perspective" edited by Bernhard Gissibl, Sabine Höhler and Patrick Kupper. This printed volume adopts an historical and transnational perspective on the global geography of protected areas and its changes over time.

Volume 1 in the Series: Environment in History: International Perspectives, it is available until 30th April 2015 at a special 25% discount when ordered via the Berghahn website. To take advantage of this limited-time, offer, simply enter the code ES25 at Checkout.

An American Environmental Historian visits Russia's National Parks

A thoughtful piece by Alan Roe - a Ph.D. student of Russian Environmental History at Georgetown University.  http://www.york.ac.uk/media/history/russianenvironment/National%20Parks%20essay%20Roe%20.pdf