Skip to main content
Presented to you through Paradigm Publishing Services

University of Hawai'i Press

Visit our Partner Page See all our books
Chapter Publicly Available

Contents

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

© University of Hawaii Press, Honolulu

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. The Evolution of the Yellow River Control System in Late Imperial China, 1495–1835 11
  6. 2. Rising Waters 27
  7. 3. Confucian Engineers 42
  8. 4. The Xiangfu Flood and the Siege of Kaifeng, 1841–1842 69
  9. 5. The Taoyuan Flood and the Zhongmou Debacle, 1842–1845 107
  10. 6. A Change of Course, 1844–1855 136
  11. Conclusion 145
  12. Notes 161
  13. Character Glossary 223
  14. Bibliography 231
  15. Index 241
  16. About the Author 245
Download chapter
Controlling the Dragon
This chapter is in the book Controlling the Dragon
https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824861995-toc

Chapters in this book

  1. Frontmatter i
  2. Contents vii
  3. Acknowledgments ix
  4. Introduction 1
  5. 1. The Evolution of the Yellow River Control System in Late Imperial China, 1495–1835 11
  6. 2. Rising Waters 27
  7. 3. Confucian Engineers 42
  8. 4. The Xiangfu Flood and the Siege of Kaifeng, 1841–1842 69
  9. 5. The Taoyuan Flood and the Zhongmou Debacle, 1842–1845 107
  10. 6. A Change of Course, 1844–1855 136
  11. Conclusion 145
  12. Notes 161
  13. Character Glossary 223
  14. Bibliography 231
  15. Index 241
  16. About the Author 245
Downloaded on 2.5.2026 from https://www.degruyterbrill.com/document/doi/10.1515/9780824861995-toc/html?lang=en
Scroll to top button