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

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.

Author: Robert B. Marks
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: 02/28/1998
Pages: 408
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.64lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.94d
ISBN: 9780521591775

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