The Yellow River

Nonfiction, History, Asian, China
Cover of the book The Yellow River by David A. Pietz, Harvard University Press
View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart
Author: David A. Pietz ISBN: 9780674966925
Publisher: Harvard University Press Publication: January 5, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press Language: English
Author: David A. Pietz
ISBN: 9780674966925
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication: January 5, 2015
Imprint: Harvard University Press
Language: English

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, China’s urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification rested on compromised water resources, with effects that cast a long shadow over China’s future course as a global power.

View on Amazon View on AbeBooks View on Kobo View on B.Depository View on eBay View on Walmart

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, China’s urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification rested on compromised water resources, with effects that cast a long shadow over China’s future course as a global power.

More books from Harvard University Press

Cover of the book Bonaparte by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book The Royalist Revolution by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Retrieving Realism by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Butterfly Politics by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book We Have Never Been Modern by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Shantytown, USA by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Fixing Medical Prices by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book The Founders and Finance by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book The Naked Blogger of Cairo by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book How the Other Half Banks by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Kin by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book The Iraq War by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book The China Questions by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Beyond Abortion by David A. Pietz
Cover of the book Justice as Fairness by David A. Pietz
We use our own "cookies" and third party cookies to improve services and to see statistical information. By using this website, you agree to our Privacy Policy