The great smog of China : a short event history of air pollution / Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ahlers, Anna L., author.

Svarverud, Rune, author.

Hansen, Mette Halskov, author.

Series:

Asia Shorts

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Air--Pollution.

Air.

China--History.

China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (185 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Michigan : Association for Asian Studies, [2020]

Summary:

"The Great Smog of China traces Chinese air pollution events dating back to more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the authors' fieldwork, interviews and text studies, the book offers a short and concise history of selected air pollution incidents that for varying reasons prompted different kinds of responses and forms of engagement in Chinese society. The three authors, from the disciplines of anthropology, China studies and political science, identify traceable incidents of smog and air pollution that have been communicated in different media and came to impact society in various ways. This also informs a discussion of what it takes to transform people's experiences of health and environmentally related risks of pollution into broader forms of socio-political agency"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Foul Air in Ancient China

1900-1949: China's Age of Smoke and Air Hygiene

1949-1978: The Ideologization of Smoke

1978-2008: The Diversification of Air Pollution Concerns

2008-2017: The Popularization of Air Pollution.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Print version: Ahlers, Anna L. The Great Smog of China

ISBN:

1-952636-12-4