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Schlesinger, Jonathan,

A world trimmed with fur : wild things, pristine places, and the natural fringes of Qing rule / Jonathan Schlesinger. - 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations

Includes bibliographical references and index.

The view from Beijing -- Pearl thieves & perfect order -- The mushroom crisis -- The nature of fur.

Based on three years of archival research, 'A World Trimmed with Fur' uses Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian records to rethink China's environmental history in the years 1760-1830, when a rush for natural resources transformed both China and its borderlands.

ISBN: 9781503600683 (electronic bk.) 1503600688 (electronic bk.)

Source: 22573/ctvqrjztk JSTOR

LCCN: 2016021994

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
1644-1912

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Luxuries--History--China--18th century.
Luxuries--History--China--19th century.
Natural resources--History.--China--Manchuria
Natural resources--History.--Mongolia
Restoration ecology--History.--China--Manchuria
Restoration ecology--History.--Mongolia
Produits de luxe--Histoire--Chine--18e siècle.
Produits de luxe--Histoire--Chine--19e siècle.
Ressources naturelles--Histoire.--Chine--Mandchourie
Ressources naturelles--Histoire.--Mongolie
Réhabilitation (Écologie)--Histoire.--Chine--Mandchourie
Réhabilitation (Écologie)--Histoire.--Mongolie
HISTORY--Asia--China.
Kings and rulers--Social life and customs.
Luxuries.
Natural resources.
Qing Dynasty (China)
Restoration ecology.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Kings and rulers--Social life and customs.
China--History--Qing dynasty, 1644-1912.
Chine--Histoire--1644-1912 (Dynastie mandchoue)
China.
China--Manchuria.
Mongolia.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.
History.

LC Class. No.: DS754.12

Dewey Class. No.: 951/.03