This monumental work provides a new perspective on the historical significance of famines in China over the past three hundred years. It examines the relationsh

This book explores the interplay between war and the environment in Henan Province, a hotly contested frontline territory that endured massive environmental des

Famine Relief in Warlord China is a reexamination of disaster responses during the greatest ecological crisis of the pre-Nationalist Chinese republic. In 1920�

This is the first book-length treatment of the political causes and consequences of the Great Leap Famine (1959-61), one of the worst tragedies in human history

In 1931, China suffered a catastrophic flood that claimed millions of lives. This was neither a natural nor human-made disaster. Rather, it was created by an in