Includes bibliographical references (p. [297]-316) and index
Dragon spotting -- Scale -- The nine sloughs -- Khan and emperor -- Economy and ecology -- Families -- Beliefs -- The business of things -- The South China Sea -- Collapse -- Conclusion -- Temperature and precipitation extremes -- The nine sloughs -- Succession of emperors -- Pronunciation guide
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Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affected the empire during this period
Commerce-- Environmental aspects-- China-- History
Commerce-- Social aspects-- China-- History
Complexity (Philosophy)-- Social aspects-- China-- History