Blue Skies Over Wuhan - (Contemporary Chinese Studies) by Yun Liu (Hardcover)

Name: Blue Skies Over Wuhan - (Contemporary Chinese Studies) by Yun Liu (Hardcover)
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Explores the history of the emergence of environmental protections in China through the case study of Wuhan in the 1970's.
About the Author: Yun Liu is associate professor in the Department of International Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.
210 Pages
History, Asia
Series Name: Contemporary Chinese Studies

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Explores the history of the emergence of environmental protections in China through the case study of Wuhan in the 1970's.

Balancing the environmental concerns of citizens, the demands of industry, and the interest of the nation is a complex challenge for China, one of the world's largest industrial polluters. Blue Skies over Wuhan uses Hubei Province--particularly its sprawling industrial capital, Wuhan City--as a case study of growing environmental awareness in China in the 1970s and '80s. Yun Liu painstakingly sifts through a wealth of incident records to explore the evolution of environmental protection policy. Reports document repeated sectoral conflicts in this early system of crisis management when measures to contain industrial emissions largely failed because of inadequate policy implementation.

Nonetheless, the attention that Blue Skies over Wuhan brings to newly uncovered evidence reveals a symbiotic relationship between communities and state actors that shaped the trajectory of environmental governance, from an agenda dominated by economic growth priorities to a more mature, state-led approach.

About the Author

Yun Liu is associate professor in the Department of International Studies in the School of Humanities and Social Sciences at Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University.

Dimensions (Overall): 9.13 Inches (H) x 6.06 Inches (W) x .79 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.1 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 210

Genre: History

Sub-Genre: Asia

Series Title: Contemporary Chinese Studies

Publisher: University of British Columbia Press

Theme: China

Format: Hardcover

Author: Yun Liu

Language: English

Street Date: August 27, 2025

TCIN: 1006610120

UPC: 9780774870818

Item Number (DPCI): 247-51-6766

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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