Time and a Place

Edward MacDonald is associate professor of Canadian and Prince Edward Island history at the University of Prince Edward Island.Joshua MacFadyen is assistant professor of environmental humanities at Arizona State University.Irené Novaczek is the former director of the Institute of Island Studies at the University of Prince Edward Island.

"The chapters complement and build on each other, giving a surprisingly comprehensive view of PEI environmental history over the longue durée. Time and a Place will undoubtedly put PEI on the map of Canadian environmental history, and will be used as a model for other regions that as yet have nothing of the kind to compare with it." - Matthew Hatvany, Université Laval "A thoroughly researched collection that has much to offer those interested in the history of Prince Edward Island and its environment." Atlantic Books Today "This book could serve as a template for what an environmental history should be … a complex interweaving of biophysicality, humankind, ideas and technologies. There is an understanding that detailed, place-specific environmental histories nest within dee "The unique circumstances of island life – the interface of land and water, the challenge of limited resources, the premium of innovation, the tradition of make-do individualism, the overriding sense of place – make for a new approach to the field of envi