Ted Steinberg, the Adeline Barry Davee Distinguished Professor of History and Professor of Law at Case Western Reserve University, has worked as a U.S. environmental historian for nearly twenty years. His talk will examine the roots of modern ecological change and the emergence of a new, more business-friendly strand of environmental thinking. Many of Steinberg's recent publications focus on the intersection of environmental and social history. They include American Green: The Obsessive Quest for the Perfect Lawn, Down to Earth: Nature's Role in American History and Acts of God: The Unnatural History of Natural Disaster in America. Steinberg holds a PhD from Brandeis University in the history of American civilization. Part of the Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities Series: Sustaining the Earth.
Cosponsored By:- Ames Historical Society
- Ames Public Library
- Center for Excellence in the Arts and Humanities
- LAS Miller Lecture Fund
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Committee on Lectures (funded by GSB)
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