| Description |
1 online resource (183 pages) |
| Series |
International Perspectives in Geography ; 10 |
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International perspectives in geography ; 10.
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| Contents |
Intro -- Preface -- Prologue -- The Nature and Culture of Food: Fudo in Monsoon Asia -- Introduction -- The Asian Monsoon and Monsoon Asia -- Fudo: The Relationship Between the Natural Environment and Human Beings -- Food: Agriculture, Processing, Cooking, and Eating -- The Composition of This Book -- Contents -- Abbreviations -- Nature and Agriculture -- 1 Rainfall, Floods, and Rice Production in the Ganges-Brahmaputra-Meghna River Basin -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Rainfall Variability and Rice Production -- 3 Floods and Rice Cultivation System in Bangladesh -- 4 Conclusions |
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Acknowledgements -- References -- 3 Cultivation of Glutinous Rice in Northeast India, and Its Food Products -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Environment and Rice Cultivation in Assam -- 3 Types of Glutinous Rice Products and Methods of Use -- 3.1 Types of Pitha and Preparation Methods -- 3.2 Types of Jolpan and Preparation Methods -- 3.3 Types of Rice Wines and Production Methods -- 4 Glutinous Rice Cultural Sphere in South Asia -- References -- 4 Fog and People in Xishuangbanna, Yunnan Province, China -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction: The Road to Xishuangbanna -- 2 The Land of Fog, Xishuangbanna |
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2.1 Fog and the Dai People that Inhabit the Basin Floors -- 2.2 The History of Two Realms Divided by Fog -- 3 Livelihood Changes -- 3.1 Hani People Living in the Mountain -- 3.2 Dai People Living in the Basin Floors -- 4 Conclusion -- References -- Food and Regionality -- 5 Yamato-Shijimi and Environmental Changes in Lake Jusanko, Northern Japan, Over the Past Several Thousand Years -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Locality of Corbicula Japonica in Lake Jusanko -- 3 Changes in the Topographical Environment of Lake Jusanko Over Long Time Scale -- 3.1 Borehole Core Dating |
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3.2 Lake Jusanko's Water Environment as Reconstructed from Fossils -- 4 Conclusion -- Acknowledgements -- References -- 6 Natto in Mainland Southeast Asia -- Abstract -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Theories on the Birthplace of Natto -- 3 Types of Natto in Laos, Thailand, and Myanmar -- 3.1 Types and Uses of Natto in Laos -- 3.2 Types and Uses of Natto in Thailand -- 3.3 Types and Uses of Natto in Myanmar -- 4 Regional Features of Natto Production in Mainland Southeast Asia -- 4.1 Changes in Method of Production -- 4.2 Features and Comparison of Mainland Southeast Asian Natto -- 5 Conclusion |
| Summary |
The giant Asian monsoon has formed a diverse climate and natural environment. The Asian monsoon climate manifests itself in manifold ways depending not just on the latitude or altitude of an area but also on physical conditions such as topography and vegetation and even the size of its human population. Likewise, the livelihoods of people in the affected area are diverse. This book focuses on nature and agriculture, food, and climate and culture as an excellent framework for understanding the relationship between humans and the environment in complex Monsoon Asia. Through the discussions in this book, what the authors have sought to demonstrate is that the livelihoods in Monsoon Asia demonstrate unique forms in a limited environment, while the Asian monsoon climate has one of the largest movements of any natural phenomenon on a macroscopic scale. These manifest forms are diverse both on a time scale and on a spatial scale and are extremely diversified in limited regions. Such diversity is not only due just to the effects of the natural environment but also results from social and cultural forces. In this area of Monsoon Asia, traditional and religious social norms are becoming entangled with "new" economic and political norms brought in from the outside world by globalization |
| Bibliography |
References-2 Global Warming and Agricultural Production in Asia-Abstract-1 Introduction-2 Effects of Global Warming on Rice Production in Japan-3 Effects of Global Warming on Rice Production in Southeast Asia-3.1 Water Resources and Rice Cultivation in Monsoon Asia-3.2 Effects on Northeastern Thailand-3.3 Effects on the Mekong Delta in Vietnam-4 Prediction of Rice Production in Monsoon Asia and Various Issues-4.1 Necessity of Perspective from Crop Physiology-4.2 Necessity of Perspective Besides Agronomics and Climatology/Meteorology for Research-5 Conclusion |
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Acknowledgements |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Food -- Environmental aspects -- Asia
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Food industry and trade -- Asia
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Climatic changes -- Asia
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Climatic changes
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Food industry and trade
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Asia
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Yokoyama, Satoshi
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Matsumoto, Jun
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Araki, Hitoshi, 1964-
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| ISBN |
9789811521133 |
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9811521131 |
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