Title Yangzi waters : transforming the water regime of the Jianghan Plain in late imperial China / by Yan Gao

Published Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2022]

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Description 1 online resource : illustrations (some color), maps Series China studies, 1570-1344 ; volume 44 China studies (Leiden, Netherlands) ; v. 44. Contents Introduction: Water, society and politics -- Water-based disasters and a cultured nature -- Disordering nature : wetlands and empire reconstruction (1600s-early 1700s) -- The retreat of the horse : the Manchus, pasturelands, and water management on the Jianghan Plain (ca.1700s-mid-1800s) -- Militarizing water : forts, polders, and landscape in an era of crisis (1796-1860s) -- Coping with the environmental crisis in the post-Taiping era -- Centering the Plain Summary "This book centers on the changes of polders and investigates the complex hydro-social relationships of the Jianghan Plain in late imperial China. Once a "hydraulic frontier" where local communities managed the polders, the Jianghan Plain became a state-led hydro-electric powerhouse by the mid-twentieth century. Through meticulous historical analysis, this book shows how water politics, cultural practice, and ecology interplayed and transformed the landscape and waterscape of the plain from a long-term perspective. By touching on topics such as religious beliefs, ethnic tension and militarization, the author reveals a plain in between nature and culture that has never been fully examined before"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on February 03, 2022) Subject Water resources development -- China -- Jianghan Region -- History Water-supply -- Political aspects -- China -- Jianghan Region -- History Human ecology -- China -- Jianghan Region -- History Ecology Human ecology Politics and government Qing Dynasty (China) Water resources development Water-supply -- Political aspects SUBJECT Yangtze River (China) -- Environmental conditions Jianghan Region (China) -- Environmental conditions Jianghan Region (China) -- Politics and government China -- Politics and government -- 1644-1912. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024164 China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024078 Subject China China -- Jianghan Region China -- Yangtze River Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2021046467 ISBN 9789004505285 9004505288

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