Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds

Ecology on the Ground and in the CloudsFollows Alexander von Humboldt and Aim Bonpland as they travel together in South America and then go their separate ways, in the process illustrating two very different ways of understanding humanity's place in the natural world. In Ecology on the Ground and in the Clouds, Andrea Nye raises a question: In a time of climate change and environmental crisis, where should we look for inspiration? Is it to Alexander von Humboldt, the "inventor of nature"

through a focus on historical

he is warm and vulnerable

from the study of archaeological bird remains

This interdisciplinary volume written by experienced scholars in border studies explores the political role of images and narratives addressing borders

Provides a comparative look at women's texts across the Americas

In this increasingly complex world

Draws on economic and discursive contexts and original audience research to trace how meanings

and how legal obligations in respect of net zero translate across different sectors of the economy

As an archivist or records manager

Robert Miklitsch investigates the postmodern nexus between elite and popular culture as it occurs in the audiovisual fields of film

The book employs discourse analysis

Through a series of classroom case studies