Examines historical perceptions of nature in China.
Chris Coggins is assistant professor of geography and Asian studies at Simon's Rock College of Bard.
Acknowledgements
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Introduction: A Short History of Nature Conservation in China
1
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PART I The Southeast Uplands: People, Landscapes, and Wildlife
A Mountain Mosaic: Biological and Cultural Diversity
29
(22)
Lord of the Hundred Beasts: A History of Tigers and People in Southeast China
51
(38)
PART II The Tiger and the Pangolin: An Environmental History of the Plumflower Mountains
The Wealth of Mountains: Settlement, Subsistence, and Population Change in Meihuashan before 1949
89
(18)
Three Rises, Two Falls: Political Ecology and Socioeconomic Development in Meihuashan after 1949
107
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Burning the Mountains: A Historical Landscape Ecology of the Meihuashan Ecosystem
135
(26)
PART III Contemporary Village Resource Management and Nature Conservation Strategies
Habit Conservation in the Post-Reform Landscape
161
(34)
White Tigers and Azure Dragons: Fengshui Forests, Sacred Space, and the Preservation of Biodiversity in Village Landscapes
195
(21)
Eating from the Mountain: Hunting Traditions, the Wildlife Trade, and Wildlife Management
216
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Vital Connections: Linking Nature Conservation and Cultural Ecology in Southeast China and Beyond
249
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Appendix
285
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Notes
291
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Glossary
317
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References
319
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Index
331
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