Discovering Nature: Globalization and Environmental Culture in China and Taiwan

by Robert P. Weller

Robert Weller's richly documented account describes the extraordinary transformations which have taken place in Chinese and Taiwanese responses to the environment across the twentieth century. The book focuses on nature tourism, anti-pollution movements, and policy implementation to show how the global spread of western ideas about nature has interacted with Chinese traditions. Inevitably differences of understanding across groups have caused problems in administering environmental reforms. They will have to be resolved if the dynamic transformations of the 1980s are to be maintained in the twenty-first century.

Genres: China

198 pages, Hardcover

First published February 27, 2002

Reviews

[Luís Garcia]

(read in Bang Nam Chuet, Thailand)

[Katie]

A quick read (only 175 pages!) but a pretty interesting take on the changing views of nature in China and Taiwan. Something different for those who are used to looking at things from a Western point of view.

[Josh]

Excellent book if you're interested in Chinese environmental issues and how their culture reflects their views and management of the environment.