The retreat of the elephants: an environmental history of China.

New Haven: Yale University Press, 2004.
Octavo, paperback, 564 pp.

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 religious sources, which allow the reader direct access to the views and feelings of the Chinese people toward their environment and their landscape. Also available in hardcover [stock id 19818].