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

Published Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource (288 pages) : illustrations Contents The view from Beijing -- Pearl thieves & perfect order -- The mushroom crisis -- The nature of fur Summary Based on three years of archival research, 'A World Trimmed with Fur' uses Chinese, Manchu, Mongolian records to rethink China's environmental history in the years 1760-1830, when a rush for natural resources transformed both China and its borderlands Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Description based on online resource; title from resource home page (De Gruyter, viewed March 18, 2021) Subject Luxuries -- China -- History -- 18th century Luxuries -- China -- History -- 19th century Natural resources -- China -- Manchuria -- History Natural resources -- Mongolia -- History Restoration ecology -- China -- Manchuria -- History Restoration ecology -- Mongolia -- History HISTORY -- Asia -- China. Kings and rulers -- Social life and customs Luxuries Natural resources Qing Dynasty (China) Restoration ecology SUBJECT China -- Kings and rulers -- Social life and customs China -- History -- Qing dynasty, 1644-1912. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85024078 Subject China China -- Manchuria Mongolia Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2016021994 ISBN 9781503600683 1503600688

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