The river, the plain, and the state : an environmental drama in Northern Song China, 1048-1128 /

On July 19, 1048, the Yellow River breached its banks, drastically changing its course across the Hebei Plain and turning it into a delta where the river sought a path out to the ocean. This dramatic shift of forces in the natural world resulted from political deliberation and hydraulic engineering...

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Main Author: Zhang, Ling, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2016.
Series:Studies in environment and history.
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