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Last Days of the Mighty Mekong
Brian Eyler
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Description for Last Days of the Mighty Mekong
Paperback. Home to more than 70 million people, the Mekong basin is undergoing profound changes as a result of China's rise as a global economic power. Last Days of the Mekong explores the ways in which region's diverse patchwork of peoples are responding to these changes, and their struggles to save the Mekong's fragile ecosystem. Series: Asian Arguments. Num Pages: 163 pages. BIC Classification: 1F; GTF; JPSL; KCM; RNT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 135. .
Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of ... Read more
Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Zed Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2019
Series
Asian Arguments
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781783607198
SKU
V9781783607198
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Brian Eyler
Brian Eyler is the director of the Stimson Center's Southeast Asia Program in Washington, DC. Previously, he directed study abroad centres in Beijing and Kunming, China for IES Abroad and led numerous study tours throughout the Mekong region.
Reviews for Last Days of the Mighty Mekong
'Eyler has written a breathtaking account of a journey down the river, from high up in the Chinese province of Yunnan to the Mekong Delta more than 2,700 miles away [...] His book reads like a travelogue, filled with vivid descriptions of the places he visits and the people he encounters. But it is also a stark warning that the ... Read more