Tigers, Rice, Silk, and Silt: Environment and Economy in Late Imperial South China
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Challenging the conventional wisdom conveyed by Western environmental historians about China, this book examines the correlations between economic and environmental changes in the southern Chinese provinces of Guangdong and Guangxi from 1400 to 1850, but also provides substantial background from 2CE on. Robert Marks discusses the impact of population growth on land-use patterns, the agro-ecology of the region, and deforestation; the commercialization of agriculture and its implications for ecological change; the impact of climatic change on agriculture; and the ways in which the human population responded to environmental challenges. This book is a significant contribution to both Chinese and environmental history. It is groundbreaking in its methods and in its findings.
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Research suggests that deviations from normal precipitation and mild temperatures increase the frequency of human conflicts worldwide, including wars and rebellions.
“Research suggests that deviations from normal precipitation and mild temperatures increase the frequency of human conflicts worldwide, including wars and rebellions.73”
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Fong, A. C. (2019)
- Authors
- Marks, R.
- Affiliations
- Whittier College (US)
- Corresponding author
- Marks, Robert
- ORCID
- Marks, Robert
- Venue
- Cambridge University Press eBooks
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Published
- 1998-02-28
- OpenAlex
- W2496433901
- Cited by
- 209
- References
- 0
- Citations by year
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- FWCI
- 3.48
- Type
- book
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Locations
- Cambridge University Press eBooks (publishedVersion)
- Topics
- Social Sciences › Sociology and Political Science › Historical and Environmental Studies
- Social Sciences › Economics, Econometrics and Finance › Economics and Econometrics › Historical Economic and Social Studies
- Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History and Philosophy of Science › Diverse Historical and Scientific Studies
- Keywords
- environmental history, South China, Guangdong, Guangxi, population growth, land use, deforestation, agroecology, agricultural commercialization, climate change, agriculture, rice cultivation, silk production, ecological change, human-nature relationship
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