{"product_id":"hydropower-nation-dams-energy-and-political-changes-in-twentieth-century-china-hardback-9781009426565","title":"Hydropower Nation; Dams, Energy, and Political Changes in Twentieth-Century China (Hardback) 9781009426565","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eHydropower Nation\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eDams, Energy, and Political Changes in Twentieth-Century China\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAn in-depth examination of the human and non-human experience of China's rise as a hydropower nation.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eXiangli Ding (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009426565, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 7 November 2024\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e296 pages\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 15.9 x 2.4 cm, 0.59 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e'The book is a significant addition to the study of Mao's China and China's environmental history. Through meticulous case studies, it shows how the concrete revolution of hydropower projects and the larger socialist revolution were deeply intertwined and influenced each other.' Xiaojia Hou, H-Net Reviews\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eChina has the largest electricity generation capacity in the world today. Its number of large dams is second to none. Xiangli Ding provides a historical understanding of China's ever-growing energy demands and how they have affected its rivers, wild species, and millions of residents. River management has been an essential state responsibility throughout Chinese history. In the industrial age, with the global proliferation of concrete dam technology, people started to demand more from rivers, particularly when required for electricity production. Yet hydropower projects are always more than a technological engineering enterprise, layered with political, social, and environmental meaning. Through an examination of specific hydroelectric power projects, the activities of engineers, and the experience of local communities and species, Ding offers a fresh perspective on twentieth-century China from environmental and technological perspectives.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction: a flow of water and power\u003cbr\u003e Part I. Starting From Scratch: 1. An inexhaustible source of power\u003cbr\u003e 2. Mobilizing rivers\u003cbr\u003e Part II. The Socialist Boost\u003cbr\u003e 3. The making of red hydro technostructure\u003cbr\u003e 4. The Great Leap of small hydro\u003cbr\u003e Part III. A Huge Setback: The Sanmenxia Dam\u003cbr\u003e 5. Silt and hydroelectricity\u003cbr\u003e 6. The human cost\u003cbr\u003e 7. The environmental saga\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: The environment [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on The environment\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22The%20environment%20%5BRN%5D%22\"\u003eRN\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52414005543192,"sku":"9781009426565","price":73.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/files\/9781009426565i.jpg?v=1784335507","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/hydropower-nation-dams-energy-and-political-changes-in-twentieth-century-china-hardback-9781009426565","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}