Sediments of time : environment and society in Chinese history / edited by Mark Elvin, Liu Tsʻui-jung.

The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.

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Sediments of time : environment and society in Chinese history / edited by Mark Elvin, Liu Tsʻui-jung.

The retreat of the elephants : an environmental history of China / Mark Elvin.