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Chris Pearson

Professor Chris Pearson
BA (Hons) MA PhD

Professor of Environmental History and Chaddock Chair of Ecomonic and Social History
History

Publications

Selected publications

  1. Stray Dogs and the Making of Modern Paris (Journal article - 2017)
  2. Reorienting rabies research and practice: Lessons from India (Journal article - 2019)
  3. Dogopolis How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London, and Paris (Book - 2021)
  4. Walking Through the Past and Present with Cassie (Chapter - 2023)
  5. The Sinister Side of Summer: Revisiting the Dog Days of Nineteenth-Century New York (Journal article - 2024)
  6. Collared How We Made the Modern Dog (Book - 2024)
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2024

Collared How We Made the Modern Dog

Pearson, C. (2024). Collared How We Made the Modern Dog. Profile Books.

Book

Dogopolis: How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London and Paris (Simplified Chinese translation)

Pearson, C. (2024). Dogopolis: How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London and Paris (Simplified Chinese translation). Beijing: China Social Sciences Press.

Book

2023

‘The Free Dogs of India'

Pearson, C., & Srinivasan, K. (2023). ‘The Free Dogs of India'. Aeon. Retrieved from https://aeon.co/

Internet publication

Dogópolis: Cómo los perros conformaron las ciudades modernas

Pearson, C. (2023). Dogópolis: Cómo los perros conformaron las ciudades modernas. Córdoba: Almuzara.

Book

Walking Through the Past and Present with Cassie

Pearson, C. (2023). Walking Through the Past and Present with Cassie. In R. Hisayo Buchanan, & J. Lee (Eds.), Dog Hearted: Essays on Our Fierce and Familar Companions (pp. 15-32). London: Daunt Books Publishing.

Chapter

2022

‘A nation of dog lovers?’

Pearson, C. (2022). ‘A nation of dog lovers?’. History Workshop Online. Retrieved from https://www.historyworkshop.org.uk/a-nation-of-dog-lovers/

Internet publication

‘Violent emotions’: Canine suffering, emotional communities and the emotionally charged work of (anti)vivisection in London, New York and Paris

Pearson, C. (2022). ‘Violent emotions’: Canine suffering, emotional communities and the emotionally charged work of (anti)vivisection in London, New York and Paris. In Feelings and Work in Modern History: Emotional Labour and Emotions about Labour (pp. 173-193).

Chapter

2021

Dogopolis How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London, and Paris

Pearson, C. (2021). Dogopolis How Dogs and Humans Made Modern New York, London, and Paris. University of Chicago Press.

Book

2020

2019

2018

2017

Mobilizing nature: The environmental history of war and militarization in Modern France

Pearson, C. (2017). Mobilizing nature: The environmental history of war and militarization in Modern France.

Book

History and Animal Agencies

Pearson, C. (2017). History and Animal Agencies. Unknown Journal, 239-257. doi:10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199927142.013.35

DOI
10.1093/oxfordhb/9780199927142.013.35
Journal article

Environment

Pearson, C. J., & Dudley, M. (2017). Environment. In J. Hogg, & L. Balderstone (Eds.), Using Primary Sources: A Practical Guide for Students.. Liverpool: Liverpool Univesity Press. Retrieved from https://library.biblioboard.com/

Chapter

2016

'Reservoirs, Military Bases and Environmental Change: Joining the Dots'

Pearson, C. J. (2016). 'Reservoirs, Military Bases and Environmental Change: Joining the Dots'. In P. Coates,, D. Moon,, & P. Warde, (Eds.), Local Places, Global Processes (pp. 188-198). Oxford: Windgather. Retrieved from http://www.oxbowbooks.com/oxbow/local-places-global-processes.html

Chapter

'The "Nature" of "Artificial" Forests

Pearson, C. J. (2016). 'The "Nature" of "Artificial" Forests. In Local Places, Global Processes (pp. 61-62). Oxford: Windgather.

Chapter

2015

Beyond ‘resistance’: rethinking nonhuman agency for a ‘more-than-human’ world

Pearson, C. (2015). Beyond ‘resistance’: rethinking nonhuman agency for a ‘more-than-human’ world. European Review of History: Revue européenne d'histoire, 22(5), 709-725. doi:10.1080/13507486.2015.1070122

DOI
10.1080/13507486.2015.1070122
Journal article

Environments, states and societies at war

Pearson, C. (2015). Environments, states and societies at war. In The Cambridge History of the Second World War (pp. 220-244). Cambridge University Press. doi:10.1017/cho9781139626859.010

DOI
10.1017/cho9781139626859.010
Chapter

2014

Introduction

Sahlins, P., & Pearson, C. (2014). Introduction. French History, 28(2), 153-156. doi:10.1093/fh/cru041

DOI
10.1093/fh/cru041
Journal article

2013

Remembering Resistance: The ‘More-than-Human’ Memorial Landscapes at the Vercors and Larzac, France

Pearson, C. (2013). Remembering Resistance: The ‘More-than-Human’ Memorial Landscapes at the Vercors and Larzac, France. Cultural History, 2(2), 199-212. doi:10.3366/cult.2013.0047

DOI
10.3366/cult.2013.0047
Journal article

Introduction: Traces of Conflict 2

Hurcombe, M., & Pearson, C. (2013). Introduction: Traces of Conflict 2. Journal of War & Culture Studies, 6(2), 109-111. doi:10.1179/1752627213z.00000000016

DOI
10.1179/1752627213z.00000000016
Journal article

Introduction: Traces of Conflict

Basham, V., Hurcombe, M., & Pearson, C. (2013). Introduction: Traces of Conflict. Journal of War & Culture Studies, 6(1), 1-5. doi:10.1179/1752627212z.0000000001

DOI
10.1179/1752627212z.0000000001
Journal article

DOGS, HISTORY, AND AGENCY

PEARSON, C. (2013). DOGS, HISTORY, AND AGENCY. History and Theory, 52(4), 128-145. doi:10.1111/hith.10683

DOI
10.1111/hith.10683
Journal article

2012

Researching Militarized Landscapes: A Literature Review on War and the Militarization of the Environment

Pearson, C. (2012). Researching Militarized Landscapes: A Literature Review on War and the Militarization of the Environment. Landscape Research, 37(1), 115-133. doi:10.1080/01426397.2011.570974

DOI
10.1080/01426397.2011.570974
Journal article

La politique environnementale de Vichy

Pearson, C., & Poncharal, B. (2012). La politique environnementale de Vichy. Vingtième Siècle. Revue d'histoire, n° 113(1), 41-50. doi:10.3917/vin.113.0041

DOI
10.3917/vin.113.0041
Journal article

2011

Defending Nation, Defending Nature? Militarized Landscapes and Military Environmentalism in Britain, France, and the United States

Coates, P., Cole, T., Dudley, M., & Pearson, C. (2011). Defending Nation, Defending Nature? Militarized Landscapes and Military Environmentalism in Britain, France, and the United States. Environmental History, 16(3), 456-491. doi:10.1093/envhis/emr038

DOI
10.1093/envhis/emr038
Journal article

2010

'Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes'

Pearson, C. J., Coates, P., & Cole, T. (2010). 'Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes'. In C. J. Pearson, P. Coates, & T. Cole (Eds.), Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain (pp. 1-18). London: Continuum.

Chapter

Introduction: Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes

Pearson, C., Coates, P., & Cole, T. (2010). Introduction: Beneath the Camouflage: Revealing Militarized Landscapes.

Book

Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain

Pearson, C., Coates, P., & Cole, T. (2010). Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain.

Book

Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain

Pearson, C. J., Coates, P., & Cole, T. (Eds.) (2010). Militarized Landscapes: From Gettysburg to Salisbury Plain. London: Continuum.

Book

2009

Creating the natural fortress: Landscape, resistance, and memory in the Vercors, France

Pearson, C. (2009). Creating the natural fortress: Landscape, resistance, and memory in the Vercors, France. In War and The Environment: Military Destruction in The Modern Age (pp. 150-170).

Chapter

A “Watery Desert” in Vichy France: The Environmental History of the Camargue Wetlands, 1940–1944

Pearson, C. (2009). A “Watery Desert” in Vichy France: The Environmental History of the Camargue Wetlands, 1940–1944. French Historical Studies, 32(3), 479-509. doi:10.1215/00161071-2009-006

DOI
10.1215/00161071-2009-006
Journal article

'A Walk in the Park with Timmy: History and the Possibilities of Companion Species Research'

Pearson, C. J. (2009). 'A Walk in the Park with Timmy: History and the Possibilities of Companion Species Research'. The Wild, 1, 87-96.

Journal article

2008

'Militarized Landscapes in Twentieth-century Britain, France and the United States,'

Coates, P., Cole, T., Dudley, M., & Pearson, C. J. (2008). 'Militarized Landscapes in Twentieth-century Britain, France and the United States,'. Sanctuary, 37, 26-29.

Journal article

Scarred Landscapes

Pearson, C. (2008). Scarred Landscapes. Palgrave Macmillan UK. doi:10.1057/9780230228733

DOI
10.1057/9780230228733
Book

2007

'L'âge du bois: les forêts françaises pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale,'

Pearson, C. J. (2007). 'L'âge du bois: les forêts françaises pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale,'. Revue forestière française, (4).

Journal article

2006

‘The Age of Wood’: Fuel and Fighting in French Forests, 1940–1944

Pearson, C. (2006). ‘The Age of Wood’: Fuel and Fighting in French Forests, 1940–1944. Environmental History, 11(4), 775-803. doi:10.1093/envhis/11.4.775

DOI
10.1093/envhis/11.4.775
Journal article