{"product_id":"environmental-history-in-east-asia-tsui-jung-liu-9781138658042","title":"Environmental History in East Asia: Interdisciplinary Perspectives","description":"\u003cp\u003eAs environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, as \u003ci\u003eEnvironmental History in East Asia\u003c\/i\u003e shows, by drawing on research and methodologies from the fields of science, technology, geography, geology and ecology, we are able to develop a much richer understanding of a region's history. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis book provides a comprehensive examination of environmental history in East Asia, ranging temporally from the Ming dynasty to the 21st Century and spatially across China, Japan and Taiwan. Split into four parts, the chapters cover a wide range of fascinating topics, comparing environmental thought and policy in the East and West, the transformation of the landscape, land resource utilization and impact of agriculture and disasters and diseases across the region. A diverse selection of case studies are used to illustrate the chapters, including the role of Daoism, Qing pasturelands and 21\u003csup\u003est \u003c\/sup\u003ecentury swine flu. \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTruly interdisciplinary in approach, this book will be of huge interest to students and scholars of Asian environmentalism, environmental history, Asian anthropology, Asian development studies and Asian history more generally.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tsui-Jung Liu\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138658049\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138658042\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 430\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.28lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.85d","brand":"Tsui-Jung Liu","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44063776112895,"sku":"9781138658042","price":68.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_17df1626-ed7b-40ec-abb3-264549be937c.jpg?v=1685391579","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/environmental-history-in-east-asia-tsui-jung-liu-9781138658042","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}