FRENCH HISTORICAL STUDIES CALL FOR PAPERS

The editors of French Historical Studies seek articles for a special issue on New Perspectives on French Environmental History. Articles on research topics covering all chronological periods and all areas within environmental history are welcome. Among other possibilities, we invite articles treating the following topics:

• The Annales school and environmental history in France
• The proper geographical parameters for French environmental history: locales, regions, the nation-state, Europe, French colonial empires
• Urban, rural, and maritime environments
• Eco-logics and contradictions in peasant society
• Environmental thought and nature writing
• Varieties of environmentalism and green politics
• War and the environment
• The environmental consequences of tourism
• Environmental justice

Queries regarding submissions and all other matters should be addressed to the guest editors, Caroline Ford (cford@history.ucla.edu) and Tamara Whited (twhited@iup.edu). Articles may be either in English or in French but must conform to French Historical Studies style (see http://fhs.ucdavis.edu/style/shtml for details) and must be accompanied by abstracts in both languages. Papers should be between 8,000 and 10,000 words (up to but not longer than 15,000 words including notes). For the inclusion of illustrations written permission must be obtained from the relevant persons or institutions for print and on-line publication.

Manuscripts can be sent by post or electronically. After July 1, 2007, they should be sent to Jessica Namakkal, Managing Assistant, French Historical Studies, Department of History, University of Minnesota-twin cities, 614 Social Sciences Building, 267 19th Avenue South Minneapolis, MN 55455 We encourage, but do not require, electronic submission of manuscripts. Manuscripts submitted electronically should be sent in MS Word or Rich Text Format (RTF). The deadline for submissions is October 1, 2007.