The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China - David A. Pietz - Books - Harvard University Press - 9780674058248 - January 5, 2015
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The Yellow River: The Problem of Water in Modern China

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In the Maoist years the North China Plain was re-engineered to use every drop of water for irrigation and hydroelectricity. As David Pietz shows, China’s urban growth, industrial expansion, and agricultural intensification rested on compromised water resources, with effects that cast a long shadow over China’s future course as a global power.


330 pages

Media Books     Hardcover Book   (Book with hard spine and cover)
Released January 5, 2015
ISBN13 9780674058248
Publishers Harvard University Press
Pages 384
Dimensions 158 × 244 × 31 mm   ·   686 g
Language English  

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