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category: History
published: May 2014
ISBN:9780774825986
publisher: UBC Press

Coping with Calamity

Environmental Change and Peasant Response in Central China, 1736-1949

by Jiayan Zhang

tagged: china, rivers, natural disasters, historical geography, disasters & disaster relief
Description

The Jianghan Plain in central China has been shaped by its relationship with water. Once a prolific rice-growing region that drew immigrants to its fertile paddy fields, it has, since the eighteenth century, become prone to devastating flooding and waterlogging. Over time, population pressures and dike building left more and more people in the region vulnerable to frequent water calamities. The first environmental and socioeconomic history of the region, Coping with Calamity considers the Jianghan Plain's volatile environment, the constant challenges it presented to peasants, and their often ingenious and sophisticated responses during the Qing and Republican periods.

About the Author

Jiayan Zhang

Contributor Notes

Jiayan Zhang is an associate professor of history at Kennesaw State University.

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