Title The nature of disaster in China : the 1931 Yangzi River flood / Chris Courtney.

Publication Info.	Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2018.
	©2018

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Description	1 online resource (xiv, 296 pages) : illustrations.
Physical Medium	polychrome
Description	text file
Series	Studies in environment and history
	Studies in environment and history.
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents	Cover; Half title; Series; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of Figures; List of Tables; Acknowledgements; Note on Language; Introduction; 1 The Long River; 2 The Flood Pulse; 3 The Dragon King; 4 A Sense of Disaster; 5 Disaster Experts; 6 The Floating Population; Epilogue; Appendix; Bibliography; Index.
Summary	Unearths the forgotten history of a catastrophic flood, examining its profound impact upon the environment and society of modern China.
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Subject	Floods -- China -- Yangtze River -- History.
	Floods.
	China -- Yangtze River.
	BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Infrastructure.
	History.
	SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General.
Genre/Form	History.
Other Form:	Electronic reproduction of (manifestation): Courtney, Christine. Nature of disaster in China. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2018 9781108417778 (OCoLC)1021391965
ISBN	9781108287098 (electronic book)
	1108287093 (electronic book)
	9781108278362 (electronic book)
	1108278361 (electronic book)
	1108284930
	9781108284936
	9781108417778 (hardback)
	1108417779 (hardback)
	9781108405799 (paperback)
	1108405797 (paperback)