Song Full Of Tears - Nine Centuries Of Chinese Life Around Xiang Lake (Paperback)

Combining evocative historical description and cogent analysis, "Song Full of Tears" is a chronicle of nine hundred years of life in southeast China. It reveals the workings of Chinese society in times of environmental and military crises, how the Chinese reacted to changes, threats, and opportunities, and how they dealt with one another and the world of nature and the environment. Until the 18th century, Xiang Lake, in the province of Zheijiang, was the stage for morality battles between loyalty and betrayal, chastity and impurity, civic virtue and private greed. After the 18th century, concerns about ecology, public rights, and technology emerged as elements in the struggle, and in the 20th century, the fate of the lake became linked to national political developments and then to technological and ecological realities. "Song Full of Tears" shows how Chinese views of life, society, and nature both changed and remained constant through the centuries. The paperback will include a new epilogue by the author.

General

Imprint:	BasicBooks
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2002
First published:	November 2002
Authors:	R. Keith Schoppa
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback - Trade
Pages:	312
ISBN-13:	978-0-8133-4020-3
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Warfare & defence > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > Humanities > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Pollution & threats to the environment > General Books > Humanities > History > World history > From 1900 > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > 1750 to 1900 Books > History > World history > 500 to 1500 Books > History > World history > From 1900 > General
LSN:	0-8133-4020-9
Barcode:	9780813340203

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