The Retreat of the Elephants
The Retreat of the Elephants
副标题: An Environmental History of China
ISBN: 9780300119930
出版社: Yale University Press
出版年: 2006-9-21
页数: 592
定价: USD 26.00
装帧: Paperback
内容简介
This landmark book--the first environmental history of China--is based on a wealth of literary, political aesthetic, scientific, and religious sources that reveal the views of the Chinese people toward their environment and landscape.
"Masterly and engaging. . . . Essential for those who want to understand the long sweep of Chinese history, and it will enhance the perspective of those who think they already understand it. A scholarly tour de force."--J. R. McNeill, "Wilson Quarterly (Note to DMB: check print review--also in Science?)"
"Elvin combines an illuminating account of the 4,000 year-long collision of humans and nature with delightful tidbits about everything under the Chinese sun. . . . A magisterial work."--Nicholas D. Kristof, "Scientific American"
作者简介
作者:(英)伊懋可 编者:刘东 译者:梅雪芹、毛利霞、王玉山
伊懋可（Hark Elvin），1938年生于英国剑桥，剑桥大学毕业。1990年任澳大利亚国立大学亚太研究院中国史教授。曾在格拉斯哥大学、牛津大学、巴黎高师和海德堡大学任教，在哈佛大学做过访问研究员。主要著作有：《中国历史的模式》、《另一种历史：从一个欧洲人的视角论中国》、《华人世界变化多端的故事》，合编了《中国文化图集》、《积渐所至：中国环境史论文集》，还发表了署名为约翰·达顿（John Dutton）的小说《圣伊莱斯集市》和《虎岛》。