Coping with calamity : environmental change and peasant response in central China, 1736-1949 /
Zhang, Jiayan, 1964-
Coping with calamity : environmental change and peasant response in central China, 1736-1949 / Jiayan Zhang. - 1 online resource (xii, pages) : illustrations, map - Contemporary Chinese studies . - Contemporary Chinese studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Changes in the Environment of the Jianghan Plain -- Water Calamities and the Management of the Dike Systems -- The Dike Systems and the Jianghan Economy -- Agriculture, Commercialization, and Environmental Adaptability -- Tenancy and Environment -- Fisheries and the Peasant Economy -- A Water-Rich Society: Socio-Economic Life in a Marshy Kingdom -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Yield of Rice in the Jianghan Plain in the Qing and the Republic -- Glossary.
9780774825955 (bound) 0774825952 9780774825979 (electronic) 0774825979
Wetland ecology--History.--China--Jianghan Region
Agricultural ecology--History.--China--Jianghan Region
Peasants--Economic conditions.--China--Jianghan Region
Peasants--Social conditions.--China--Jianghan Region
Écologie des zones humides--Histoire.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Écologie agricole--Histoire.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Paysannerie--Conditions économiques.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Paysannerie--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
NATURE--Essays.
NATURE--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Ecotourism.
Agricultural ecology.
Ecology.
Economic history.
Peasants--Economic conditions.
Peasants--Social conditions.
Rural conditions.
Social conditions.
Wetland ecology.
Jianghan Region (China)--Environmental conditions--History.
Jianghan Region (China)--Economic conditions.
Jianghan Region (China)--Social conditions.
Jianghan Region (China)--Rural conditions.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions environnementales--Histoire.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions économiques.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions sociales.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions rurales.
China--Jianghan Region.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
QH181 / .Z53 2014eb
508.09512/12
Coping with calamity : environmental change and peasant response in central China, 1736-1949 / Jiayan Zhang. - 1 online resource (xii, pages) : illustrations, map - Contemporary Chinese studies . - Contemporary Chinese studies. .
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction -- Changes in the Environment of the Jianghan Plain -- Water Calamities and the Management of the Dike Systems -- The Dike Systems and the Jianghan Economy -- Agriculture, Commercialization, and Environmental Adaptability -- Tenancy and Environment -- Fisheries and the Peasant Economy -- A Water-Rich Society: Socio-Economic Life in a Marshy Kingdom -- Conclusion -- Appendix: The Yield of Rice in the Jianghan Plain in the Qing and the Republic -- Glossary.
9780774825955 (bound) 0774825952 9780774825979 (electronic) 0774825979
Wetland ecology--History.--China--Jianghan Region
Agricultural ecology--History.--China--Jianghan Region
Peasants--Economic conditions.--China--Jianghan Region
Peasants--Social conditions.--China--Jianghan Region
Écologie des zones humides--Histoire.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Écologie agricole--Histoire.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Paysannerie--Conditions économiques.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
Paysannerie--Conditions sociales.--Chine--Jianghan, Région de (Hubei)
NATURE--Essays.
NATURE--Reference.
TRAVEL--Special Interest--Ecotourism.
Agricultural ecology.
Ecology.
Economic history.
Peasants--Economic conditions.
Peasants--Social conditions.
Rural conditions.
Social conditions.
Wetland ecology.
Jianghan Region (China)--Environmental conditions--History.
Jianghan Region (China)--Economic conditions.
Jianghan Region (China)--Social conditions.
Jianghan Region (China)--Rural conditions.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions environnementales--Histoire.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions économiques.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions sociales.
Jianghan, Région de (Hubei, Chine)--Conditions rurales.
China--Jianghan Region.
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
History.
QH181 / .Z53 2014eb
508.09512/12