Empire and Environment in the Making of Manchuria

Book Overview

For centuries, some of the world's largest empires fought for sovereignty over the resources of Northeast Asia. This compelling analysis of the region's environmental history examines the interplay of climate and competing imperial interests in a vibrant - and violent - cultural narrative. Families that settled this borderland reaped its riches while at the mercy of an unforgiving and hotly contested landscape. As China's strength as a world leader...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0774832894
• ISBN13: 9780774832892
• Release Date: January 2017
• Publisher: University of British Columbia Press
• Length: 316 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.1"