Environmental History

Today’s environmental challenges are deeply rooted in the past

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Preventing epidemics in 20th-century China

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Deep history in western China reveals how humans can enhance biodiversity

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How the pig became a ‘pork factory’ in China

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How oil has shaped Xinjiang

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Picturing disaster: The 1931 Wuhan flood

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Xiong’an New Area: One locale, two histories, a thousand years apart

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Carbon’s footprint in Chinese modernity

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The historical roots of China’s industrial revolution

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A world trimmed with fur: wild things, pristine places, and the natural fringes of Qing rule

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Modern China’s agricultural contradictions

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Explore: Historical perspectives on China’s environment

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