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Retreat of the Elephants : An Environmental History of China by Mark Elvin (2004, Hardcover)

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This is the first environmental history of China during the three thousand years for which there are written records. It is also a treasure trove of literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources, that allow the reader direct access to the views and feelings of the Chinese people towards their environment and their landscape. Elvin chronicles the spread of the Chinese style of farming that eliminated the habitat of the elephants that populated the country alongside much of its original wildlife; the destruction of most of the forests; the impact of war on the environmental transformation of the landscape; and the reengineering of the countryside through water-control systems, some of gigantic size. He documents the histories of three contrasting localities within China to show how ecological dynamics defined the lives of the inhabitants. And he shows that China in the eighteenth century, on the eve of the modern era, was probably more environmentally degraded than northwestern Europe around this time. Indispensable for its new perspective on long-term Chinese history and its explanation of the roots of China's present-day environmental crisis, this book opens a d

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Publisher
Yale University Press
ISBN-10
0300101112
ISBN-13
9780300101119
eBay Product ID (ePID)
30419748

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Book Title
Retreat of the Elephants : an Environmental History of China
Author
Mark Elvin
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Human Geography, Ecosystems & Habitats / Forests & Rainforests, Animals / Wildlife, Ecology, Asia / China
Publication Year
2004
Genre
Nature, Science, History, Social Science
Number of Pages
592 Pages

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9.2in
Item Width
6.1in
Item Weight
34.8 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Gf656.E48 2004
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-017378
Dewey Decimal
304.2/0951
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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