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The ecology of war in China : Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950, Micah S. Muscolino, (electronic resource)

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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 military advance, Chinese Nationalist armies under Chiang Kai-shek broke the Yellow River's dikes in Henan in June 1938, resulting in devastating floods that persisted until after the war's end. Greater catastrophe struck Henan in 1942–3, when famine took some two million lives and displaced millions more. Focusing on these war-induced disasters and their aftermath, this book conceptualizes the ecology of war in terms of energy flows through and between militaries, societies, and environments. Ultimately, Micah Muscolino argues that efforts to procure and exploit nature's energy in various forms shaped the choices of generals, the fates of communities, and the trajectory of environmental change in North China.--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages)
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
Isbn
9781107785274
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https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107785274
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The ecology of war in China : Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950
Title
The ecology of war in China
Title remainder
Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950
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Micah S. Muscolino
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Summary
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 military advance, Chinese Nationalist armies under Chiang Kai-shek broke the Yellow River's dikes in Henan in June 1938, resulting in devastating floods that persisted until after the war's end. Greater catastrophe struck Henan in 1942–3, when famine took some two million lives and displaced millions more. Focusing on these war-induced disasters and their aftermath, this book conceptualizes the ecology of war in terms of energy flows through and between militaries, societies, and environments. Ultimately, Micah Muscolino argues that efforts to procure and exploit nature's energy in various forms shaped the choices of generals, the fates of communities, and the trajectory of environmental change in North China.--
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1977-
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Muscolino, Micah S.
Index
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Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
dictionaries
Series statement
  • Studies in environment and history
  • Cambridge Social Sciences eBooks
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  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • Sino-Japanese War, 1937-1945
  • Environmental degradation
  • Nature
  • Henan Sheng (China)
  • Henan Sheng (China)
  • Yellow River (China)
  • Yellow River (China)
Label
The ecology of war in China : Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950, Micah S. Muscolino, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107785274
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online resource
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rdacarrier
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text
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rdacontent
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
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CR9781107785274
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unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781107785274
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computer
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rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
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digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
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(OCoLC)898208406
Label
The ecology of war in China : Henan Province, the Yellow River, and beyond, 1938-1950, Micah S. Muscolino, (electronic resource)
Link
https://eui.idm.oclc.org/login?url=https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781107785274
Publication
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
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
Control code
CR9781107785274
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (xiii, 294 pages)
Form of item
online
Governing access note
Use of this electronic resource may be governed by a license agreement which restricts use to the European University Institute community. Each user is responsible for limiting use to individual, non-commercial purposes, without systematically downloading, distributing, or retaining substantial portions of information, provided that all copyright and other proprietary notices contained on the materials are retained. The use of software, including scripts, agents, or robots, is generally prohibited and may result in the loss of access to these resources for the entire European University Institute community
Isbn
9781107785274
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
Other physical details
digital, PDF file(s).
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)898208406

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