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This work deals with the technological problems faced by the Chinese in taming the destructive river and also focuses on cultural attitudes that have governed the Chinese response to nature.

Table of Contents
  • Abbreviations Used
  • Introduction: When the River Runs Clear
  • 1. The Problem of Yellow River Management
  • 2. Historical Management Strategies
  • 3. Early Western Interest in the Yellow River Problem
  • 4. Soviet Assistance in Yellow River Development
  • 5. Reliance on Traditional Methods
  • 6. The New Strategy and Its Implications
  • Appendix 1. Bibliography of Early Articles on the Yellow River Problem
  • Appendix 2. Soil Conservation Priorities, 1946
  • Appendix 3. Critique of the Japanese Plan for Developing the Yellow River
  • Appendix 4. Tributary Development Plans, 1960
  • Notes
  • Bibliography
  • Index

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      Publisher: University of Texas Press
      Publication Date: 01/02/1979
      ISBN13: 9780292741041, 978-0292741041
      ISBN10: 0292741049
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This work deals with the technological problems faced by the Chinese in taming the destructive river and also focuses on cultural attitudes that have governed the Chinese response to nature.

      Table of Contents
      • Abbreviations Used
      • Introduction: When the River Runs Clear
      • 1. The Problem of Yellow River Management
      • 2. Historical Management Strategies
      • 3. Early Western Interest in the Yellow River Problem
      • 4. Soviet Assistance in Yellow River Development
      • 5. Reliance on Traditional Methods
      • 6. The New Strategy and Its Implications
      • Appendix 1. Bibliography of Early Articles on the Yellow River Problem
      • Appendix 2. Soil Conservation Priorities, 1946
      • Appendix 3. Critique of the Japanese Plan for Developing the Yellow River
      • Appendix 4. Tributary Development Plans, 1960
      • Notes
      • Bibliography
      • Index

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