Sediments of Time: Environment and Society in Chinese History

Elvin, Mark (Editor)/ Liu, Tsui-Jung (Editor)

ISBN 10: 052156381X / ISBN 13: 9780521563819

Published by Cambridge Univ Pr, 1998

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820 pages. 9.50x6.50x1.75 inches. In Stock. This item is printed on demand.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Sediments of Time: Environment and Society in Chinese History
• Publisher: Cambridge Univ Pr
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 052156381X
• ISBN 13: 9780521563819
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New

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Synopsis

This collection of essays is the first relatively comprehensive survey of the environmental history of China.

Review

'Sediments of Time is an important achievement, a comprehensive and competent treatise on a crucial aspect of China's past that has enormous implications for China's present and future.' Journal of Asian Studies

'Sediments of Time is a pioneering effort in Chinese environmental history ... [it] is an important addition to the scholarship on Chinese history and will no doubt encourage more research.' JOSA