Curated by Christopher Valesey Thematic Collections are assortments of 3-5 past and recently released articles in HAHR about key issues, events, individuals, or historiographical trends. These collections can be used as gateways into a specific historical subject, demonstrations of methodology, or sources for classroom discussion. With concerns about climate change, waste, and conservation mounting in the twenty-first century, historical research on the environment is flourishing. Using a range of methods, this growing literature highlights the multitude of ways that …

Thematic Collection: The Environment and Modernity in Nineteenth- and Twentieth-Century Latin America Ler mais »

Probablemente sea esta nota de la British Pathé el único registro fílmico existente del famoso incendio de Lagunillas de Aguas. Un accidente que el 13 de noviembre de 1939 arrasó con el pequeño pueblo ubicado en la costa oriental del Lago de Maracaibo, en el extremo occidental de Venezuela. Durante la segunda y tercera década del siglo XX, tras el descubrimiento en 1914 del primer gran pozo en la hacienda Zumaque, en el estado Zulia, la zona este del …

Venezuela Oil Fire. El incendio y destrucción de Lagunillas de Aguas en 1939 Ler mais »