Main Title |
Mao's war against nature : politics and the environment in Revolutionary China / |
Author |
Shapiro, Judith,
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Publisher |
Cambridge University Press, |
Year Published |
2001 |
OCLC Number |
44167580 |
ISBN |
0521781507 (hbk.); 9780521781503 (hbk.); 0521786800 (pbk.); 9780521786805 (pbk.) |
Subjects |
Environmental policy--China--History--20th century ;
Environmental degradation--China--History--20th century ;
Milieubeleid ;
Geschichte ;
Umweltpolitik ;
China ;
Pollution--Chine--20e siáecle ;
Politique de l'environnement--Chine--20e siáecle ;
Dâeveloppement âeconomique--Aspect de l'environnement--Chine ;
Nature--Effets de l'homme--Chine ;
Chine--Environnement ;
Environmental degradation ;
Environmental policy ;
China
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Additional Info |
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Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
ELBM |
GE190.C6S48 2001 |
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AWBERC Library/Cincinnati,OH |
02/18/2014 |
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Collation |
xvii, 287 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
Notes |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-268) and index. |
Contents Notes |
"In clear and compelling prose, Judith Shapiro relates the great, untold story of China in the Mao years - the devastating impact of Maoist politics on China's environment. Under Mao, the traditional Chinese ideal of "Harmony between the Heavens and Humankind" was abrogated in favor of Mao's insistence that "Man Must Conquer Nature." Mao and the Chinese Communist Party's "war" to bend the physical world to human will often had disastrous consequences for both human beings and the natural environment. Mao's War Against Nature argues that the abuse of people and the abuse of nature are often linked."--Jacket. |