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Instructive and Nourishing Landscapes

In: A History of Natural Resources in Asia

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  • Francesca Bray

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Throughout the imperial era the Chinese state took an active role in promoting the livelihood of farmers. Here I focus on the diffusion of an iconic wet-rice landscape (figure 10.1) to ask how the fundamental values of governance characteristic of the Chinese state, in conjunction with administrative techniques, relations with commerce, and the geographical scale of the territories under state control, affected the growth of rural economies and the exploitation of key natural resources. I shall concentrate mainly on the period between 1500 and 1800 when China’s economy and population were in more or less steady expansion, thus increasing the pressure on environment and natural resources.

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  • Francesca Bray, 2007. "Instructive and Nourishing Landscapes," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Greg Bankoff & Peter Boomgaard (ed.), A History of Natural Resources in Asia, chapter 10, pages 205-225, Palgrave Macmillan.
    • Handle: RePEc:pal:palchp:978-0-230-60753-8_11
    DOI: 10.1057/9780230607538_11
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