Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Introduction: China's Most Valued Commodity -- 1. Cultural Bloom, Cultural Boom -- 2. Hot Money Capitalism -- 3. Taking Back the Forest -- 4. Worst-Case Conservation -- 5. Speculating in Species -- 6. Pluralizing Environmentalism -- Conclusion: Global Chinas of Past and Present -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index
Summary
"China's nouveau riche are purchasing billions of dollars of furniture built from endangered African rosewood. Responding to Western powers' attempts to stop the trade, Annah Zhu uncovers Chinese initiatives to plant rosewood responsibly and shows how these efforts offer a new path forward for environmentalism in a world no longer ruled by the West"-- Provided by publisher
