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Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China (Studies in Environment and History)

By Robert Marks

Book information

Year
1998
ISBN
0521591775, 9780521591775, 9780511008269
LCC
HC427.6 .M37 1997
Open Library ID
OL1012668M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (3593073 bytes)
Pages
408\409
Topic
History
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Challenging the conventional wisdom of Western environmental historians, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern imperial Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi (a region historically known as Lingnan, "South of the Mountains") from 1400 to 1850. Marks discusses the impact of population growth on land use patterns, the agro-ecology, and deforestation; the commercialization of agriculture and its implications; the impact of climatic change on agriculture; and the ways in which the human population responded to environmental challenges.

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