Bibliograph

The great smog of China, a short event history of air pollution, Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud

Type

Label

The great smog of China, a short event history of air pollution, Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The great smog of China

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Anna L. Ahlers, Mette Halskov Hansen, and Rune Svarverud

Series statement

Asia shorts, number 4

Sub title

a short event history of air pollution

Summary

The Great Smog of China traces Chinese air pollution events dating back to more than 2,000 years ago. Based on the authors' fieldwork, interviews and text studies, the book offers a short and concise history of selected air pollution incidents that for varying reasons prompted different kinds of responses and forms of engagement in Chinese society. The three authors, from the disciplines of anthropology, China studies and political science, identify traceable incidents of smog and air pollution that have been communicated in different media and came to impact society in various ways. This also informs a discussion of what it takes to transform people's experiences of health and environmentally related risks of pollution into broader forms of socio-political agency

Target audience

adult

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