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A History of Natural Resources in Asia

The Wealth of Nature

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  • © 2007

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Editors:
  1. Greg Bankoff

    1. Department of History, University of Hull, UK

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  2. Peter Boomgaard

    1. Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Table of contents (13 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvi
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  2. Introduction: Natural Resources and the Shape of Asian History, 1500–2000

    1. Introduction: Natural Resources and the Shape of Asian History, 1500–2000

      • Greg Bankoff, Peter Boomgaard
      Pages 1-17

  3. Natural Resource Management and Mismanagement

    1. Natural Resource Management and Mismanagement

      • David Henley
      Pages 19-37

  4. Resources and State

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 39-39
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    2. The Physical Transformation of the Central Thai Region in Premodern Times

      • Baas Terwiel
      Pages 41-60

    3. Poor Little Rich Islands

      • Mary Somers Heidhues
      Pages 61-79

    4. Making Places and Making States

      • Kathleen Morrison
      Pages 81-99

  5. Forests and Development

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 101-101
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    2. Almost an Embarrassment of Riches

      • Greg Bankoff
      Pages 103-122

    3. Seeing the Timber for the Forest

      • Gregory Clancey
      Pages 123-141

    4. Burma and the Politics of Teak

      • Raymond Bryant
      Pages 143-161

    5. Losing Ground

      • S. Robert Aiken
      Pages 163-182

  6. Environments and Livelihoods

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 183-183
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    2. From Riches to Rags?

      • Peter Boomgaard
      Pages 185-203

    3. Instructive and Nourishing Landscapes

      • Francesca Bray
      Pages 205-225

    4. Demographic Growth, Agricultural Expansion, and Livestock in the Lower Chindwin in the Eighteenth and Nineteenth Centuries

      • Michael Charney
      Pages 227-244

    5. “Stealing From The Gods”

      • John Kleinen
      Pages 245-263

  7. Back Matter

    Pages 265-288
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About this book

Much has been written about the wealth of nations, the history of unequal distribution and zones of affluence and deprivation within and between societies. This book explores why some Asian nations are more prosperous than others through an examination of how their interaction with and utilization of resources has changed over the centuries.

Reviews

"The stimulating essays in this volume mesh well to give a firm sense of a crucial subject for south, southeast, and East Asian history: the role of nature and natural resources. The authors reach back several centuries to provide perspectives that illuminate both the history of monsoon Asia and the dilemmas of resource management today." - J.R. McNeill, Cinco Hermanos Chair of Environmental and International Affairs Georgetown University"This is a pioneering, exceptionally welcome inquiry into a critical topic, namely, the complex relation between social development and natural resources in Asia during the last thousand years. Although the book focuses on Southeast Asia, its wide theoretical interests and the inclusion of first-rate essays on India, China, and Japan give it a very wide appeal."

- Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan"Highly recommended." - CHOICE

Editors and Affiliations

  • Department of History, University of Hull, UK

    Greg Bankoff

  • Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies (KITLV), University of Amsterdam, Netherlands

    Peter Boomgaard

About the editors

GREG BANKOFF is Associate Professor of History, University of Auckland, New Zealand.

PETER BOOMGAARD is Senior Researcher, KITLV/Royal Netherlands Institute of Southeast Asian and Caribbean Studies, Leiden, The Netherlands.

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