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Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China
Robert Marks
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Description for Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China
Paperback. Groundbreaking study of the correlations between economic and environmental changes in imperial Chinese Lingnan from 1400 to 1850. Series Editor(s): Worster, Donald; Crosby, Alfred W. Series: Studies in Environment and History. Num Pages: 408 pages, 54 b/w illus. 17 maps 22 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3J; HBJF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 228 x 152 x 21. Weight in Grams: 570.
Challenging the conventional wisdom conveyed by Western environmental historians about China, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi from 1400 to 1850, but also provides substantial background from 2CE on. Robert Marks discusses the impact of population growth on land-use patterns, the agro-ecology of the region, and deforestation; the commercialization of agriculture and its implications for ecological change; the impact of climatic change on agriculture; and the ways in which the human population responded to environmental challenges. This book is a significant contribution to both Chinese and environmental ... Read more
Challenging the conventional wisdom conveyed by Western environmental historians about China, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi from 1400 to 1850, but also provides substantial background from 2CE on. Robert Marks discusses the impact of population growth on land-use patterns, the agro-ecology of the region, and deforestation; the commercialization of agriculture and its implications for ecological change; the impact of climatic change on agriculture; and the ways in which the human population responded to environmental challenges. This book is a significant contribution to both Chinese and environmental ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Cambridge University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
408
Condition
New
Series
Studies in Environment and History
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
Cambridge, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780521027762
SKU
V9780521027762
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Reviews for Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China
'This work is a breath of fresh air in terms of the approach that uses the interaction between environment and economy to examine historical change in Lingnan. Well researched, clearly written and strongly argued, it raises new questions and opens the possibility of further research into and comparisons with the history of environment and economy in other parts of imperial ... Read more