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The retreat of the elephants [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history of China / / Mark Elvin
| The retreat of the elephants [[electronic resource] ] : an environmental history of China / / Mark Elvin |
| Autore | Elvin Mark |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/0951 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - China - History
Elephants - Migration - China Deforestation - China - History Environmental degradation - China - History |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-72302-9
9786611723026 0-300-13353-7 |
| Classificazione | AR 13962 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions -- Conventions -- Introductory Remarks -- 1. Landmarks and Time-marks -- 2. Humans v. Elephants: The Three Thousand Years War -- 3. The Great Deforestation: An Overview -- 4. The Great Deforestation: Regions and Species -- 5. War and the Logic of Short-term Advantage -- 6. Water and the Costs of System Sustainability -- 7. Richness to Riches: The Story of Jiaxing -- 8. Chinese Colonialism: Guizhou and the Miao -- 9. The Riddle of Longevity: Why Zunhua? -- 10. Nature as Revelation -- 11. Science and Superfauna -- 12. Imperial Dogma and Personal Perspectives -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910452231603321 |
Elvin Mark
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / / Mark Elvin
| The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / / Mark Elvin |
| Autore | Elvin Mark |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (593 p.) |
| Disciplina | 304.2/0951 |
| Soggetto topico |
Human ecology - China - History
Elephants - Migration - China Deforestation - China - History Environmental degradation - China - History |
| ISBN |
1-281-72302-9
9786611723026 0-300-13353-7 |
| Classificazione | AR 13962 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- List of Illustrations -- Acknowledgments -- Permissions -- Conventions -- Introductory Remarks -- 1. Landmarks and Time-marks -- 2. Humans v. Elephants: The Three Thousand Years War -- 3. The Great Deforestation: An Overview -- 4. The Great Deforestation: Regions and Species -- 5. War and the Logic of Short-term Advantage -- 6. Water and the Costs of System Sustainability -- 7. Richness to Riches: The Story of Jiaxing -- 8. Chinese Colonialism: Guizhou and the Miao -- 9. The Riddle of Longevity: Why Zunhua? -- 10. Nature as Revelation -- 11. Science and Superfauna -- 12. Imperial Dogma and Personal Perspectives -- Concluding Remarks -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910808058103321 |
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Elvin Mark
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| New Haven, : Yale University Press, c2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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