The water kingdom : a secret history of China
by
Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
Title
:
The water kingdom : a secret history of China
Author
:
Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
ISBN
:
9780226369204
9780226470924
Personal Author
:
Ball, Philip, 1962- author.
Physical Description
:
341 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Contents
:
Introduction: rain on the Summer Palace -- The great rivers -- Yangtze and Yellow: the axes of China's geography -- Out of the water -- The myths and origins of ancient China -- Finding the way -- Water as source and metaphor in Daoism and Confucianism -- Channels of power -- How China's waterways shaped its political landscape -- Voyages of the eunuch admiral -- How China explored the world -- Rise and fall of the hydraulic state -- Taming the waters by bureaucracy -- War on the waters -- Rivers and lakes as sites and instruments of conflict -- Mao's dams -- The technocratic vision of a new China -- The fluid art of expression -- How water infuses Chinese painting and literature -- Water and China's future -- Threats, promises and a new dialogue.
Subject Term
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Water and civilization.
Geographic Term
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China -- Civilization -- Environmental aspects.
China -- Geography.
Bibliographical References
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-332) and index.
Field 805
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Library | Shelf Number | Item Barcode | Copy | Material Type | Status |
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NPM Library | DS727 B355 2017 | 10802210 | 1 | B | *二館西文書一區 |