Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China - Couverture souple

Marks, Robert

 
9780521027762: Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0521027764 ISBN 13 : 9780521027762
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

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 history. It is groundbreaking in its methods and in its findings.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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 history. It is groundbreaking in its methods and in its findings.

Revue de presse

'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 China.' The Journal of Peasant Studies

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Éditeur
Cambridge University Press
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0521027764
ISBN 13 
9780521027762
Reliure
Broché
Numéro d'édition
1
Nombre de pages
408
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Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780521591775: Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0521591775 ISBN 13 :  9780521591775
Editeur : Cambridge University Press, 1998
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