Alumnus (Graduate Program) Michael is researching subsistence, environment, and social change among German small farmers before the First World War. Research Research Areas: Europe-Modern Environment & Agriculture Capitalism and Economics Cultural & Intellectual Europe-Early Modern Selected Publications Selected Publications: Howell, Michael. “Agricultural Constructions: The State, Infrastructure, And Agricultural Change In Bavaria Before The Firstworld War”. John Morrow, Jr. 2013: n. pag. Print. Howell, Michael. “Rooted In The Dark Of The Earth: Bavaria's Peasant-Farmers And The Profit Of A Manufactured Paradise”. John Morrow. 2008: n. pag. Print.