The cause of Paget's disease of bone (PDB) is unknown. It emerged as a distinct entity in
Britain in the late nineteenth century when it was prevalent, and florid presentation not …

What did nineteenth-century cities smell like? And how did odors matter in the formation of a
modern environmental consciousness? Smell Detectives follows the nineteenth-century …

In Media Hot and Cold Nicole Starosielski examines the cultural dimensions of temperature
to theorize the ways heat and cold can be used as a means of communication, subjugation …

This article explores the methods of a prior larger research project to understand flows in the
US energy economy, quantifying energy use across American history (1800–2020). As a …

In modern times, Americans are inclined to attribute their country's distinctive economic
performance to such factors as entrepreneurship, free enterprise, education, work ethic or …

This article draws on case studies from the energy transitions to coal, oil, and electricity in
the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries in America to highlight the importance of …

This article provides an historical analysis of arguments for and against using forests for fuel
since the 1970s energy crises, and explores the relationship between public narratives and …

This article examines the ondol—the cooking stove–cum–heated floor system conventional
to Korean dwellings—as a site of contestation over forest management, fuel consumption …

In the late nineteenth-century United States, kerosene became a universal illuminant for
artificial lighting, providing its users with a shared material environment. While kerosene …

Concentrating on a powerful, emerging genre, Tatiana Konrad's Climate Change Fiction and
Ecocultural Crisis provides a survey of popular narratives that further our understanding of …