Rewriting History through Ecology: The Evolution of Environmental Historiography

Author(s)	Ms. Imon Das
Country	India
Abstract	Environmental history, as a field of inquiry, represents a significant transformation in the ways history is conceptualized, written, and taught. Unlike earlier historiographical traditions that viewed nature as a passive background to human events, this newer field recognizes the environment as an active force and participant in shaping historical processes. Emerging prominently during the 1960s and 1970s, environmental history integrated methods and insights from ecology, geography, anthropology, sociology, and economics. This paper traces the intellectual origins of environmental history, its evolution as a global academic discipline, and its specific development in India. By examining key theoretical models such as ecological imperialism, the mode of resource use, and sustainability frameworks, it highlights how environmental history reshapes our understanding of human progress, colonialism, industrialization, and ecological crises. The field’s interdisciplinary breadth not only broadens historiographical boundaries but also connects the past to pressing contemporary concerns about climate change and environmental justice.
Keywords	environmental history, historiography, ecological imperialism, sustainability
Field	Sociology > Archaeology / History
Published In	Volume 7, Issue 6, November-December 2025
Published On	2025-11-15
DOI	https://doi.org/10.36948/ijfmr.2025.v07i06.60415

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