Controlling the dragon : Confucian engineers and the Yellow River in the late imperial China /
Dodgen, Randall A., 1947-
Controlling the dragon : Confucian engineers and the Yellow River in the late imperial China / Randall A. Dodgen. - ix, 243 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Evolution of the Yellow River Control System in Late Imperial China, 1495-1835 -- Rising Waters -- Confucian Engineers -- The Xiangfu Flood and the Siege of Kaifeng, 1841-1842 -- The Taoyuan Flood and the Zhongmou Debacle, 1842-1845 -- A Change of Course, 1844-1855 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Character Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0824823664 9780824823665 0824821912 9780824821913
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Yellow River (China)
DS793.Y45 / D63 2001
951.1
Controlling the dragon : Confucian engineers and the Yellow River in the late imperial China / Randall A. Dodgen. - ix, 243 pages : maps ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 231-239) and index.
Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- The Evolution of the Yellow River Control System in Late Imperial China, 1495-1835 -- Rising Waters -- Confucian Engineers -- The Xiangfu Flood and the Siege of Kaifeng, 1841-1842 -- The Taoyuan Flood and the Zhongmou Debacle, 1842-1845 -- A Change of Course, 1844-1855 -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Character Glossary -- Bibliography -- Index. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
0824823664 9780824823665 0824821912 9780824821913
00059940
Yellow River (China)
DS793.Y45 / D63 2001
951.1