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Norman Smith - Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria - 9780774832892 - V9780774832892
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Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria

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Description for Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria Hardback. This unique analysis of Manchuria's environmental history provides an overview of the climatic and imperialist forces that have shaped an area of ongoing geopolitical importance. Editor(s): Smith, Norman. Series: Contemporary Chinese Studies. Num Pages: 632 pages, 22 photographs, 4 maps. BIC Classification: 1FPC; GTB; HBJF; HBTB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 5817 x 3887. Weight in Grams: 590.

Since the seventeenth century, Chinese, Japanese, Manchu, Russian, and other imperial forces have defied Manchuria’s unrelenting summers and unforgiving winters to fight for sovereignty over the natural resources of Northeast Asia. Until now, historians have focused on rivalries between the region’s imperial invaders. Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria examines the interplay of climate and competing economic and political interests in the region’s vibrant – and violent – cultural narrative.

In this unique and compelling analysis of Manchuria’s environmental history, contributors demonstrate how geography shaped the region’s past. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at ... Read more

As China’s strength as a world leader continues to grow, this volume invites exploration of the indelible links between empire and environment – and shows how the geopolitical future of this global economic powerhouse is rooted in its past.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
University of British Columbia Press Canada
Number of pages
632
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Chinese Studies
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Vancouver, Canada
ISBN
9780774832892
SKU
V9780774832892
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-1

About Norman Smith
Norman Smith is a professor of history at the University of Guelph. He is the author of Intoxicating Manchuria: Alcohol, Opium, and Culture in China’s Northeast and Resisting Manchukuo: Chinese Women Writers and the Japanese Occupation, which was awarded the Canadian Women’s Studies Association 2008 Book Prize. Contributors: David A. Bello, Blaine Chiasson, Annika A. Culver, Loretta E. Kim, ... Read more

Reviews for Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria
Overall, Empire and Environment provides a rich array of scholarship that demonstrates the dynamic relationship between Manchuria’s natural environment and a variety of distinctive cultures and political regimes over time.
Emily Matson
Pacific Affairs

Goodreads reviews for Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria


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