{"title":"Joshua Specht","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJoshua Specht\u003c\/strong\u003e delves into the complex interactions between humanity, environment, and history, offering deeply researched perspectives on how these forces shape our world. His works explore transformative moments such as the rise of industrialised meat production and the ecological impacts of global exchanges, combining rigorous scholarship with compelling narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eReaders can expect a thoughtful examination of human history through the lenses of science and nature, challenging conventional views on progress and sustainability. Specht’s books invite reflection on the consequences of human activity across centuries, making them essential reading for those interested in history, environmental studies, and the intersections between them.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"red-meat-republic-by-joshua-specht-9780691209180","title":"Red Meat Republic","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBy the late nineteenth century, Americans, both rich and poor, had come to expect high-quality fresh beef with almost every meal. Beef production in the United States transformed from small-scale, localised operations to a highly centralised industry spanning the country.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis book tells the remarkable story of the violent conflict over who would reap the benefits of this new industry and who would bear its heavy costs. Joshua Specht brings to life a turbulent era marked by Indian wars, Chicago labour unrest, and food riots in the streets of New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA compelling and unfailingly enjoyable read, \u003ci\u003eRed Meat Republic\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the complex history of exploitation and innovation behind the food we consume today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"NewSouth Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46849927512300,"sku":"9780691209180","price":79.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/2078943482434.jpg?v=1759062996"},{"product_id":"the-columbian-exchange-by-joshua-specht-9781912302475","title":"The Columbian Exchange","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOne criticism of history is that historians all too often study it in isolation, failing to take advantage of models and evidence from scholars in other disciplines. This is not a charge that can be laid at the door of Alfred Crosby. His book \u003cem\u003eThe Columbian Exchange\u003c\/em\u003e not only incorporates the results of wide reading in the hard sciences, anthropology, and geography, but also stands as one of the foundation stones of the study of environmental history.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this sense, Crosby's defining work is undoubtedly a fine example of the critical thinking skill of creativity; it comes up with new connections that explain the European success in colonising the New World more as the product of biological catastrophe (in the shape of the introduction of new diseases) than of the actions of men, and posits that the most important consequences were not political – the establishment of new empires – but cultural and culinary; the population of China tripled, for example, as the result of the introduction of new world crops. Few new hypotheses have proved as stimulating or influential.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47933298606316,"sku":"9781912302475","price":46.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781912302475-the-columbian-exchange.jpg?v=1783864813"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.live\/collections\/joshua-specht.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}