globalization and environmental culture in China and Taiwan /
Robert P. Weller.
Cambridge :
Cambridge University Press,
2006.
1 online resource (viii, 189 pages) :
illustrations
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Illustrations; Acknowledgments; 1 Discovering nature; 2 Night of the living dead fish; 3 New natures; 4 Stories of stone; 5 Garbage wars and spiritual environments; 6 On"policies from above and countermeasures from below"; 7 Globals and locals; Chinese characters; Bibliography; Index.
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A description of the extraordinary transformations which have taken place in Chinese and Taiwanese responses to the environment across the twentieth century. The comparison between China and Taiwan reveals surprising similarities, showing how globalization and shared cultural traditions have outweighed political differences in shaping their environments.
eBook Library
EBL254987
Discovering nature.
0521548411
Culture and globalization-- China.
Culture and globalization-- Taiwan.
Environmental policy-- China.
Environmental policy-- Taiwan.
Environmental protection-- China.
Environmental protection-- Taiwan.
Culture et mondialisation-- Chine.
Culture et mondialisation-- Taiwan.
Environnement-- Politique gouvernementale-- Chine.
Environnement-- Politique gouvernementale-- Taiwan.
Environnement-- Protection-- Chine.
Environnement-- Protection-- Taiwan.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS-- Development-- Sustainable Development.