The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.
The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.
The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.
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New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2004.
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N304.2/ 161
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English
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xxviii, 564 p. : maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
Patterns -- 1. Landmarks and Time-marks -- 2. Humans v. Elephants: The Three Thousand Years War -- 3. The Great Deforestation: An Overview -- 4. The Great Deforestation: Regions and Species -- 5. War and the Logic of Short-term Advantage -- 6. Water and the Costs of System Sustainability -- Particul...
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New Haven, [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, c2004.
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Connecticut
Date Published
c2004.
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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 toward 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 re-engineering of the countryside through water-control...
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The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.
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Includes index.
Bibliography: p. [530]-547.
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c2004.
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N304.2/ 161
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0300101112 (cloth : alk. paper)
9780300101119
0300101112
9780300101119 (cloth : alk. paper)
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304.20951
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991018438929702626
