ISBN:
9780774832892
,
9780774832908
Language:
English
Pages:
x, 299 Seiten
,
Illustrationen, Karten
,
23 cm
Series Statement:
Contemporary Chinese studies
Parallel Title:
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DDC:
304.20951/8
Keywords:
Geschichte 1600-
;
Geschichte 1600-2012
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History / fast / (OCoLC)fst01411628
;
Ecology / fast / (OCoLC)fst00901476
;
Human geography / fast / (OCoLC)fst00963107
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Human geography History
;
Ecology
;
Human geography
;
Politische Geografie
;
Umweltpolitik
;
Natürliche Ressourcen
;
Umwelt
;
Imperialismus
;
China / Manchuria / fast / (OCoLC)fst01242805
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Manchuria (China) Environmental conditions
;
History
;
China
;
Mandschurei
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Aufsatzsammlung
;
Mandschurei
;
Natürliche Ressourcen
;
Umweltpolitik
;
Politische Geografie
;
Geschichte 1600-2012
;
Mandschurei
;
Umwelt
;
Imperialismus
;
Geschichte 1600-
Abstract:
"This unique and compelling analysis of Manchuria's environmental history demonstrates how the region's geography shaped China's past. Since the seventeenth century, the call of the Manchurian wilderness, with its abundant wildlife, timber, and mining deposits, has led some of the greatest empires in the world to do battle for its riches. Chinese, Japanese, Manchu, Russian, and other imperial forces have defied unrelenting summers and unforgiving winters as they fought for sovereignty over this vast "frontier." Until now, historians have focused on rivalries between Manchuria's colonizing forces. Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial interests in the region's vibrant...and violent...cultural narrative. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at the mercy of an unforgiving and hotly contested landscape. As China's strength as a world leader continues to grow, this volume invites further exploration of the indelible links between empire and environment. The role of Manchuria in China's social and political evolution provides context for understanding how the geopolitical future of this global economic powerhouse is rooted in its past."...
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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