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9781597265515

Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River

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  • ISBN13:

    9781597265515

  • ISBN10:

    1597265519

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Hardcover
  • Copyright: 2010-04-08
  • Publisher: Shearwater Books

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Summary

Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River transports readers toYunnan, China's most southwestern province, a region thatexemplifies the pressures and opportunities in the Peoples Republic.Yunnan is one of China's wildest areas, mountainous andecologically diverse, with the highest number of ethic groups in China.While some citizens try to develop a regional economy based onecotourism, others strive to see Yunnan become a financial powerhousemodeled on eastern China. This timely and important book on a uniqueplace asks if the natural world and traditional cultures can beconserved in the face of rapidly developing economies.

Author Biography

R. Edward Grumbine chairs the Masters in Environmental Studies Program at Prescott College, Arizona, USA, and also teaches in the undergraduate Environmental Studies Program. He is the author of Ghost Bears: Exploring the Biodiversity Crisis and editor of Environmental Policy and Biodiversity.

Table of Contents

Introductionp. 3
The Highest Goodp. 11
The Frontier and the Middle Kingdomp. 23
Under the Jade Dragonp. 40
Old Mountains, Young Parksp. 60
In the Land of Twelve Thousand Rice Fieldsp. 83
Into the Great Green Trianglep. 94
The Dragon Meets the Angry Riverp. 108
China 2020p. 123
Conservation with Chinese Characteristicsp. 144
Notesp. 161
Quotation referencesp. 187
Bibliographyp. 193
Acknowledgmentsp. 229
Indexp. 231
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