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1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 3
6. Changes in the Environment of the Jianghan Plain 20
7. Water Calamities and the Management of the Dike Systems 45
8. The Dike Systems and the Jianghan Economy 75
9. Agriculture, Commercialization, and Environmental Adaptability 101
10. Tenancy and Environment 130
11. Fisheries and the Peasant Economy 155
12. A Water-Rich Society: Socio-Economic Life in a Marshy Kingdom 181
13. Conclusion 206
14. Appendix: The Yield of Rice in the Jianghan Plain in the Qing and the Republic 221
15. Glossary 225
16. Notes 230
17. References 249
18. Index 267
19. Contemporary Chinese Studies 277