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This landmark book--the first environmental history of China--is based on a wealth of literary, political aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources that reveal the views of the Chinese people toward their environment and landscape. "Masterly and engaging. . . . Essential for those who want to understand the long sweep of Chinese history, and it will enhance the perspective of those who think they already understand it. A scholarly tour de force."--J. R. McNeill, "Wilson Quarterly (Note to DMB: check print review--also in Science?)" "Elvin combines an illuminating account of the 4,000 year-long collision of humans and nature with delightful tidbits about everything under the Chinese sun. . . . A magisterial work."--Nicholas D. Kristof, "Scientific American"

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Retreat of the Elephants
• Subtitle: An Environmental History of China
• Author: Mark Elvin
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 592
• EAN: 9780300119930
• ISBN: 0300119933
• ID: 04574096
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Weight: 846 g
• Dimensions: 233 × 158 × 35 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. October 2006

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