China's Environmental Challenges - Judith Shapiro

China's Environmental Challenges
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Autor: Judith Shapiro

 Wydawnictwo: John Wiley Sons
ISBN: 9780745660905
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Oprawa: twarda
Stron: 228
Data wydania: 2012-09-01
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China's huge environmental challenges are significant for us all. In this trailblazing book, noted China specialist and environmentalist Judith Shapiro investigates China's struggle to achieve sustainable development against a backdrop of acute rural poverty and soaring middle class consumption. "This revolutionary book could be one of the key environmental texts of our age." Times Higher Education "A concise and illuminating book." Financial Times "An excellent textbook, which I would recommend to any reader interested in a well-written and balanced account of the toll rapid economic growth has taken on China's environment." The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies "A well researched and balanced book about one of the great issues of our time." South China Morning Post "Shapiro's extensive experience living and working in China has endowed her with a deep awareness of the country's regional disparities, its ethnic and cultural diversity, and the array of state and non-state actors with a stake in China's environmental future. Her highly accessible style, along with the lists of Internet resources and discussion questions included at the end of each chapter, should make this judicious and thoughtful book particularly useful for undergraduate teaching purposes." H-Net Reviews "An excellent introduction to China's mounting environmental challenges and the prospects for change, and is relevant for students, young researchers and the general public." China Journal "An exemplary introduction not only to China's ecological crisis, but also to the analytic tools that might help us to understand and approach it constructively." China Dialogue "A well-written book with an astonishingly captivating authorial voice. Fascinating, thoughtful and topical." International Affairs "Students new to the topic of China's environmental politics should find this book a fascinating introduction. China's Environmental Challenges also has much to offer readers who are familiar with the subject matter, not least Shapiro's personal insights and the historical and cultural context in which she places current issues." LSE Review of Books "This very accessible, well--written overview is ideally suited to students of global environmental politics or those with interests in contemporary China." New Zealand Journal of Asian Studies "An excellent reference for students of international politics and Chinese studies and a pleasant read for anyone interested in learning about China's environmental challenges." International Spectator "A very welcome contribution, a valuable source for covering the environment in Chinese politics courses, and an up-to-date text for the political sections of anthropology and geography courses that cover Chinese environmental problems." China Quarterly "Very well written and carefully researched - an essential text for anyone wishing to understand the complexities of not only China's environmental future, but also the realities to the limits to China's economic growth." Journal of the Oriental Society of Australia "Shapiro writes with great clarity and an underlying sense of moral urgency. Each main chapter concludes with thoughtful discussion questions to prompt further deliberation. Accessible and concise, China's Environmental Challenges is suitable for undergraduate courses in a wide range of disciplines." Studies on Asia "Shapiro should be applauded for leveraging her unusual sensitivity to and superb knowledge of China's historical and cultural complexities to generate a fascinating account of the monumental environmental changes currently under way in that country. The discussion questions listed at the end of each chapter should further increase the value of the book as a main textbook for students of environmental politics and contemporary China." Perspectives on Politics "Far and away the best source on what is really going on in China. Using a masterful appreciation of contemporary and traditional Chinese values she seeks

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