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Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River

Nature and Power in the People's Republic of China

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  • © 2012

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Authors:
  1. R. Edward Grumbine
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  • Brings big geopolitical issues to life through the narrative of a particular region and its people

  • Distinctive - few trade books about China concentrate on its environmental challenges

  • Timeliness - China's economic development and carbon footprint are continually in the news Includes first-hand accounts and interviews with villagers and activists

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-ix
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  2. Introduction

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 3-10

  3. The Highest Good

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 11-22

  4. The Frontier and the Middle Kingdom

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 23-39

  5. Under the Jade Dragon

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 40-59

  6. Old Mountains, Young Parks

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 60-82

  7. In the Land of Twelve Thousand Rice Fields

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 83-93

  8. Into the Great Green Triangle

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 94-107

  9. The Dragon Meets the Angry River

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 108-122

  10. China 2020

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 123-143

  11. Conservation with Chinese Characteristics

    • R. Edward Grumbine
    Pages 144-159

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 161-236
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About this book

Where the Dragon Meets the Angry River is an incisive look at the possible fates of China and the planet. Will the Nujiang River continue to flow? Will Tibetan girls from subsistence farming families learn to read and write? Can China and the United States come together to lead action on climate change? Far-reaching in its history and scope, this unique book shows us the real-world consequences of conservation and development decisions now being made in Beijing and beyond.

About the author

R. Edward Grumbine is the author of Ghost Bears (Island Press, 1992). He teaches environmental studies at Prescott College and directed the Sierra Institute, University of California Extension, Santa Cruz, for more than a decade.

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