Professor Dr. Eagle Glassheim

Biography

Eagle Glassheim is a professor in the Department of History at the University of British Columbia. His research interests lie primarily in the areas of environmental social history, particularly as it relates to mining in Europe and North America during the twentieth century. He has authored significant works including 'Noble Nationalists: Transformation Bohemian Aristocracy,' published by Harvard University Press in 2005, and 'Cleansing Czechoslovak Borderlands,' published by the University of Pittsburgh Press in 2016. Glassheim's ongoing research explores the ecological restoration and heritage preservation in communities affected by mining and mass destruction, supported by an SSHRC Insight Grant for the project 'Revitalizing Mining Landscapes Communities.' Through various publications, he addresses topics such as environmental policies during the socialist period in Czechoslovakia and the impacts of ethnic cleansing in the borderlands. Additionally, his work encompasses broader themes of migration, environment, and health in historical contexts.

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