Book ID: CBB762935714

Food and Environment in Early and Medieval China (2014)

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Anderson, E. N. (Author)


University of Pennsylvania Press


Publication Date: 2014
Physical Details: 352
Language: English

Food and Environment in Early and Medieval China traces the development of the food systems that coincided with China's emergence as an empire. Before extensive trade and cultural exchange with Europe was established, Chinese farmers and agriculturalsits developed systems that used resources in sustainable and efficient ways, permitting intensive and productive techniques to survive over millenia. Fields, gardens, semiwild lands, managed forests, and specialized agricultural landscapes all became part of an integrated network that produced maximum nutrients with minimal input--though not without some environmental cost. (Publisher)

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Article Kuo, Chunhao Pio (December 2019) Book Review: Food and Environment in Early and Medieval China, by E.N. Anderson. East Asian Science, Technology and Society: An International Journal (pp. 575-577). unapi

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Authors & Contributors
Borghini, Andrea
McDonald, Bryan L.
Wang, Zheran
Hao Xu
Paolo Nanni
Piras, Nicola
Concepts
Agriculture
East Asia, civilization and culture
Food supply
Food and foods
Economics
Food industry and trade
Time Periods
Yuan Dynasty (China, ca. 1260-1368)
Ming dynasty (China, 1368-1644)
Qing dynasty (China, 1644-1912)
Song Dynasty (China, 960-1279)
Medieval
Tang dynasty (China, 618-907)
Places
China
United States
Greece
Europe
Great Britain
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