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245 10 a| Turbulent streamsh| [electronic resource] :b| an environmental history of Japan's rivers, 1600-1930 /c| by Roderick I. Wilson.;

260 a| Leiden ;a| Boston :b| Brill,c| [2021];

300 a| xiii, 294 pages :b| illustrations (some color), maps ;c| 25 cm.;

490 0 a| Brill's Japanese studies library,x| 0925-6512 ;v| 68;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-281) and index.;

505 0 a| Riparian relations in the Kantō Region -- Regional river regime under the Tokugawa government -- Engineering and river engineers in the age of imperialism -- Confluence along the Yodo River -- Constructing the modern river regime in Japan.;

506 a| Available only to authorized users.;

520 a| "In Turbulent Streams: An Environmental History of Japan's Rivers, 1600-1920, Roderick I. Wilson describes how the rivers of Japan are both hydrologically and historically dynamic. Today, these waterways are slowed, channeled, diverted, and dammed by a myriad of levees, multiton concrete tetrapods, and massive multipurpose dams. In part, this intensive engineering arises from the waterways falling great elevations over short distances, flowing over unstable rock and soil, and receiving large quantities of precipitation during monsoons and typhoons. But this modern river regime is also the product of a history that narrowed both these waterways and people's diverse interactions with them in the name of flood control. Neither a story of technological progress nor environmental decline, this history introduces the concept of environmental relations as a category of historical analysis both to explore these fluvial interactions and reveal underappreciated dimensions of Japanese history"--c| Provided by publisher.;

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Turbulent streams an environmental history of Japan's rivers, 1600-1930 / by Roderick I. Wilson.

Author/creator	Wilson, Roderick I.
Format	Electronic
Publication Info	Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2021]
Description	xiii, 294 pages : illustrations (some color), maps ; 25 cm.
Supplemental Content	Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost
Subjects	River engineering--Japan. --History. River engineering--Government policy. --Japan. Riparian areas--Japan. --History. Riparian areas--Management. --Government policy. --Japan. Tone River (Japan) Yodo River (Japan) Japan--Environmental conditions.

Series	Brill's Japanese studies library, 0925-6512 ; 68
Contents	Riparian relations in the Kantō Region -- Regional river regime under the Tokugawa government -- Engineering and river engineers in the age of imperialism -- Confluence along the Yodo River -- Constructing the modern river regime in Japan.
Abstract	"In Turbulent Streams: An Environmental History of Japan's Rivers, 1600-1920, Roderick I. Wilson describes how the rivers of Japan are both hydrologically and historically dynamic. Today, these waterways are slowed, channeled, diverted, and dammed by a myriad of levees, multiton concrete tetrapods, and massive multipurpose dams. In part, this intensive engineering arises from the waterways falling great elevations over short distances, flowing over unstable rock and soil, and receiving large quantities of precipitation during monsoons and typhoons. But this modern river regime is also the product of a history that narrowed both these waterways and people's diverse interactions with them in the name of flood control. Neither a story of technological progress nor environmental decline, this history introduces the concept of environmental relations as a category of historical analysis both to explore these fluvial interactions and reveal underappreciated dimensions of Japanese history"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-281) and index.
Access restriction	Available only to authorized users.
Technical details	Mode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/form	Electronic books.
LCCN	2021011062
ISBN	9789004433014 (hardback)
ISBN	(ebook)

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