EdG - the intelligent textbook: on the environmental history of the 19th and 20th centuries, featuring research discussions and a systematically organized bibliography. Environmental history has blossomed into a thriving branch of historical research in recent years. Frank Uekötter provides a comprehensive overview of the current state of research and ongoing debates. He addresses established research fields in environmental history, such as the history of environmental movements, pollution, and energy economics, the history of ecological ideas, as well as forest and forestry history, along with newer trends like the environmental history of agriculture and historical disaster research. He comprehensively includes non-German literature in his analysis.