Fir and Empire The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China

A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE The disappearance of China's naturally occurring forests is one of the most significant environmental shifts in the country's history, one often blamed on imperial demand for lumber. China's early modern forest history is typically viewed as a centu...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Seattle University of Washington Press 2020
Series:Weyerhaeuser Environmental Books
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