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The water kingdom : a secret history of China /

Bibliographische Detailangaben
1. Verfasser: Ball, Philip
Format: Printed Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: London : Vintage, 2017
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245 1 4 |a The water kingdom :  |b a secret history of China /  |c Philip Ball 
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300 |a 341p. :  |b illustrations, maps ;  |c 24 cm. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (pages 327-332) and index. 
505 0 |a Introduction: rain on the Summer Palace -- The great rivers -- Yangtze and Yellow: the axes of China's geography -- Out of the water -- The myths and origins of ancient China -- Finding the way -- Water as source and metaphor in Daoism and Confucianism -- Channels of power -- How China's waterways shaped its political landscape -- Voyages of the eunuch admiral -- How China explored the world -- Rise and fall of the hydraulic state -- Taming the waters by bureaucracy -- War on the waters -- Rivers and lakes as sites and instruments of conflict -- Mao's dams -- The technocratic vision of a new China -- The fluid art of expression -- How water infuses Chinese painting and literature -- Water and China's future -- Threats, promises and a new dialogue. 
650 0 |a Water and civilization 
650 0 |a Water-supply--Economic aspects 
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651 0 |a China  |x Civilization  |x Environmental aspects. 
651 0 |a China  |x Geography. 
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