Rebecca Jones, “Slow Catastrophes: Living with Drought in Australia” (Monash UP, 2017)

New Books in Environmental Studies

EpisodeOct 6, 201715m

Rebecca Jones, “Slow Catastrophes: Living with Drought in Australia” (Monash UP, 2017)

New Books in Environmental Studies

EpisodeOct 6, 201715m

In Slow Catastrophes: Living with Drought in Australia (Monash University Publishing, 2017), Rebecca Jones, a senior research fellow at Monash University, explores the natural and cultural dimensions of drought in southeastern Australia. Utilizing diaries from the 1890s through the 1950s, Jones investigates the range of responses farmers and graziers have developed to drought. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoicesSupport our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/environmental-studies

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