The ecology of war in China : Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950 /

This book explores the interplay between war and environment in Henan Province, a hotly contested frontline territory that endured massive environmental destruction and human disruption during the conflict between China and Japan during World War II. In a desperate attempt to block Japan's mili...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Muscolino, Micah S., 1977- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2015.
Series:	Studies in environment and history.
Subjects:	Henan Sheng (China) > History, Military > 20th century. Henan Sheng (China) > Environmental conditions. Yellow River (China) > History, Military > 20th century. Yellow River (China) > Environmental conditions. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Environmental aspects > China > Henan Sheng. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Environmental aspects > China > Yellow River. Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945 > Refugees. Environmental degradation > China > Henan Sheng > History > 20th century. Nature > Effect of human beings on > China > Henan Sheng > History > 20th century. HISTORY / Asia / General.

Table of Contents:

A militarized river : the 1938 Yellow River flood and its aftermath
Stories of survival : refugee migration and ecological adaptation
Military metabolism and the Henan famine of 1942-3
Against the flow : hydraulic instability and ecological exhaustion
The ecology of displacement : social and environmental effects of refugee migration
The land needs the people, the people need the land : beginnings of postconflict recovery
Reconstruction and revolution.