Pre-Industrial Korea and Japan in Environmental Perspective

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Quoting from a reader's report this is an original and compelling synthesis of the environmental history of Korea and Japan. Taking the history of Japan and Korea and their environmental interactions from late Pleistocene down to about 1870 AD, the author makes a convincing case for viewing the two countries together, as a history, particularly when looking at their pre-industrial experiences. Drawing from a rare combination of knowledge of both countries, Conrad Totman reveals the extent of shared timing, substance, and dynamics in the political, social, and economic development of the two countries, and in their relationship to the ecosystem.With extensive bibliography, chronology, glossary, maps and graphs.A real must. Contents List of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgements Chronology Introduction Chapter One: Paleogeography and Pre-Agricultural Society (to 1000 BCE) Geological Background Geographical Context Pre-Agricultural Society Chapter Two: The Rise of Early Agrarian Regimes (1000 BCE–700 CE) Cropping, Metallurgy, and Their Impact: An Overview Agriculture and Metal Use in Korea and Japan to 100 BCE Political Ramifications (100 BCE–700 CE) Society and Environment to 700 CE Recapitulation Chapter Three: The Early Agricultural Order (700–1350 CE) The Heyday of Aristocratic Bureaucracy (700–1150) Disorder and Disintegration (1150–1350) Recapitulation Chapter Four: The Later Agricultural Order (1350–1870 CE) A Political Narrative, 1350–1870 The Age of Growth (1350–1700) The Age of Stasis (1700–1870) Recapitulation Epilogue To 1870 Since 1870 Glossary A B C D E F G H J K L M N O P R S T W Y Z List of Plant and Animal Names Bibliographical Essay Bibliography Index A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P R S T U V W Y Z Plates