Yangzi waters :: transforming the water regime of the Jianghan Plain in late imperial China /

"This book centers on the changes of polders and investigates the complex hydro-social relationships of the Jianghan Plain in late imperial China. Once a "hydraulic frontier" where local communities managed the polders, the Jianghan Plain became a state-led hydro-electric powerhouse b...

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1. Verfasser: Gao, Yan (Professor of Chinese history) (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]
Schriftenreihe:China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 44.
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Zusammenfassung:"This book centers on the changes of polders and investigates the complex hydro-social relationships of the Jianghan Plain in late imperial China. Once a "hydraulic frontier" where local communities managed the polders, the Jianghan Plain became a state-led hydro-electric powerhouse by the mid-twentieth century. Through meticulous historical analysis, this book shows how water politics, cultural practice, and ecology interplayed and transformed the landscape and waterscape of the plain from a long-term perspective. By touching on topics such as religious beliefs, ethnic tension and militarization, the author reveals a plain in between nature and culture that has never been fully examined before"--
Beschreibung:1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps.
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9789004505285
9004505288
ISSN:1570-1344 ;