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The Retreat of the Elephants: An Environmental History of China (1st Edition) by Professor Mark Elvin, Mark (Australian National University) Elvin Paperback, 592 Pages, Published 2006 ISBN-10: 0-300-11993-3 / 0300119933 ISBN-13: 978-0-300-11993-0 / 9780300119930 A landmark account of China’s environmental history—by an internationally pre-eminent China specialist This is the first environmental history of China during the three thousand years for which there are written records. It is also a treasure trove of literary, political, aesthetic, scientific, and |