| Last Days of the Mighty Mekong Contributor(s): Eyler, Brian (Author), French, Paul (Editor) |
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ISBN: 178360719X ISBN-13: 9781783607198 Publisher: Zed Books OUR PRICE: $20.66 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 2019 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | World - Asian - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General - Political Science | Public Policy - Environmental Policy |
| Dewey: 338.959 |
| LCCN: 2022304691 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 5.4" W x 8.4" (0.90 lbs) 384 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology - Cultural Region - Asian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of the population. In Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler travels from the river's headwaters in China to its delta in southern Vietnam to explore its modern evolution. Along the way he meets the region's diverse peoples, from villagers to community leaders, politicians to policy makers. Through conversations with them he reveals the urgent struggle to save the Mekong and its unique ecosystem. |
Contributor Bio(s): Eyler, Brian: - Brian Eyler is director of the IES Abroad Kunming Center at Yunnan University. He has previously worked at Beijing Foreign Studies University and as a researcher at the University of California, San Diego. |