Water lords Beijing's drinking water and its carriers, 1644-1937 / Lei Zhang.
| Author/creator | Zhang, Lei |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2025] |
| Description | vi, 186 pages 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from eBooks on EBSCOhost |
| Subjects |
| Series | China studies, 1570-1344 ; volume 54 |
| Contents | Introduction -- The creation of the water regime, 1644-1900 -- Foreign well water, 1900-1909 -- New water, old carriers, 1910-1923 -- The making of the water lords, 1924-1927 -- Hygienic water: down with the water lords, 1928-1937 -- Epilogue: the water regime after 1937. |
| Abstract | "Water Lords presents the untold story of drinking water and its carriers in Beijing from the imperial Qing to the Republican period. It adds an ecological perspective to existing studies by foregrounding water as a distinctive force that shaped urban life in the realms of technology, society, and politics. With this book, Lei Zhang makes a new and meaningful contribution to the field of Chinese environmental history by attending to water as a daily necessity and examining the previously neglected arrangements that provided urban denizens with predictable access to this critical resource"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2024046008 |
| ISBN | 9789004693241 hardback |
| ISBN | ebook |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |