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The Yellow River

A Natural and Unnatural History
Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2021

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A three-thousand-year history of the Yellow River and the legacy of interactions between humans and the natural landscape

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Ruth Mostern is associate professor of history at the University of Pittsburgh, where she is also director of the World History Center.

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    GRAPHICS STYLE REFERENCE GUIDE

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    ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

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    INTRODUCTION. Seeing the Yellow River as a Whole

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    CHAPTER 1. The Natural and Unnatural History of the Yellow River

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    CHAPTER 2. Before It Was Yellow: The Great River from Neolithic through Medieval Times

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    CHAPTER 3. Loess Is More: The Middle Period Tipping Point, 750–1350 CE

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    CHAPTER 4. Levies and Levees: The Engineered River, 1351–1855

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    EPILOGUE. The Yellow River in the Anthropocene

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    APPENDIX Tracking Yu: Developing a Data System for Yellow River History

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    Ruth Mostern and Ryan M. Horne
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    GLOSSARY OF CHINESE CHARACTERS

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    NOTES

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    BIBLIOGRAPHY

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    INDEX

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September 28, 2021
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9780300263114
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This book is in the series
Yale Agrarian Studies Series
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Yale Agrarian Studies Series
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