{"product_id":"dikes-and-society-in-rural-jiayan-zhang-9789004727236","title":"Dikes and Society in Rural China: The Jianghan Plain, 1788-2010s","description":"To feed an ever-growing population in a water-rich region, the people of the Jianghan Plain in Central China constantly built dikes and polders. As China's political system changed dramatically from 1788 to the 2010s, the governance of Jianghan's dikes and polders also changed, moving from indirect supervision by the state to direct management. This shift has dramatically improved the security of the dike systems and has had a profound impact on the Jianghan people's lives. Based on rarely used local gazetteers and newly available archival materials, this book uses a multidimensional interactive approach to explore water control and state-society relations in rural China over the past three centuries.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jiayan Zhang\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 900472723X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789004727236\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Brill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.70lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.25h x 6.10w x 0.94d","brand":"Jiayan Zhang","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47611894169855,"sku":"9789004727236","price":190.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e420f87b-cdfd-453c-9168-35a249c80bc6.jpg?v=1764516783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/dikes-and-society-in-rural-jiayan-zhang-9789004727236","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}