Book contents
- The River, the Plain, and the State
- Studies in Environment and History
- The River, the Plain, and the State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Book part
- Glossary
- Prologue
- Part I Pre-1048
- 1 Before the Yellow River Met the Hebei Plain
- 2 The State's Hebei Project
- 3 The 1040s
- 4 Creating a Delta Landscape
- Part II Post-1048
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
3 - The 1040s
On the Eve of the Flood
from Part I - Pre-1048
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 September 2016
- The River, the Plain, and the State
- Studies in Environment and History
- The River, the Plain, and the State
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Book part
- Glossary
- Prologue
- Part I Pre-1048
- 1 Before the Yellow River Met the Hebei Plain
- 2 The State's Hebei Project
- 3 The 1040s
- 4 Creating a Delta Landscape
- Part II Post-1048
- Epilogue
- Bibliography
- Index
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- The River, the Plain, and the StateAn Environmental Drama in Northern Song China, 1048–1128, pp. 83 - 106Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2016