Description: The Yellow River by David A. Pietz Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description In the Maoist years the North China Plain was re-engineered to use every drop of water for irrigation and hydroelectricity. As David Pietz shows, Chinas urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification rested on compromised water resources, with effects that cast a long shadow over Chinas future course as a global power. Publisher Description Flowing through the heart of the North China Plain-home to 200 million people-the Yellow River sustains one of Chinas core regions. Yet this vital water supply has become highly vulnerable in recent decades, with potentially serious repercussions for Chinas economic, social, and political stability. The Yellow River is an investigative expedition to the source of Chinas contemporary water crisis, mapping the confluence of forces that have shaped the predicament that the worlds most populous nation now faces in managing its water reserves.Chinese governments have long struggled to maintain ecological stability along the Yellow River, undertaking ambitious programs of canal and dike construction to mitigate the effects of recurrent droughts and floods. But particularly during the Maoist years the North China Plain was radically re-engineered to utilize every drop of water for irrigation and hydroelectric generation. As David A. Pietz shows, Maoist water management from 1949 to 1976 cast a long shadow over the reform period, beginning in 1978. Rapid urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification over the past three decades of Chinas economic boom have been realized on a water resource base that was acutely compromised, with effects that have been more difficult and costly to overcome with each passing decade. Chronicling this complex legacy, The Yellow River provides important insight into how water challenges will affect Chinas course as a twenty-first-century global power. Author Biography David A. Pietz is Professor of Chinese History and Director of the Global Studies Program at the University of Arizona, where he also holds the UNESCO Chair in Environmental History. Details ISBN 0674058240 ISBN-13 9780674058248 Title The Yellow River Author David A. Pietz Format Hardcover Year 2015 Pages 384 Publisher Harvard University Press GE_Item_ID:90015291; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9780674058248
Book Title: The Yellow River
Number of Pages: 384 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Yellow River : the Problem of Water in Modern China
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2015
Subject: Environmental / Water Supply, Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental / General, Environmental Economics, Asia / China, Natural Resources
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 20 Oz
Author: David A. Pietz
Item Length: 9.2 in
Subject Area: Nature, Technology & Engineering, Science, Business & Economics, History
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
