Environmental History in East Asia - Interdisciplinary Perspectives (Hardcover, New)

As environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, as Environmental History in East Asia shows, by drawing on research and methodologies from the fields of science, technology, geography, geology and ecology, we are able to develop a much richer understanding of a region's history. This book provides a comprehensive examination of environmental history in East Asia, ranging temporally from the Ming dynasty to the 21st Century and spatially across China, Japan and Taiwan. Split into four parts, the chapters cover a wide range of fascinating topics, comparing environmental thought and policy in the East and West, the transformation of the landscape, land resource utilization and impact of agriculture and disasters and diseases across the region. A diverse selection of case studies are used to illustrate the chapters, including the role of Daoism, Qing pasturelands and 21st century swine flu. Truly interdisciplinary in approach, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Asian environmentalism, environmental history, Asian anthropology, Asian development studies and Asian history more generally.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Academia Sinica on East Asia
Release date:	December 2013
First published:	2014
Editors:	Ts'ui-jung Liu
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	402
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-71770-0
Categories:	Books > Professional & Technical > Environmental engineering & technology > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General
LSN:	0-415-71770-1
Barcode:	9780415717700

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