Fir and Empire: The Transformation of Forests in Early Modern China

by Ian M Miller and Ian M. Miller

Book Overview

A CHOICE OUTSTANDING ACADEMIC TITLE

Restores China's place in forest history

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 centuries-long process of environmental decline, culminating in a nineteenth-century...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0295752874
• ISBN13: 9780295752877
• Release Date: March 2024
• Publisher: University of Washington Press
• Length: 291 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher