The Most Dammed Country in the World

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Most Dammed Country in the World
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Dai Qing
SeriesGreen Ideas
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:96
Dimensions(mm): Height 181,Width 111
Category/GenreEnvironmentalist, conservationist and green organizations
Conservation of the environment
Global warming
Self-sufficiency
ISBN/Barcode 9780241514597
ClassificationsDewey:333.720951
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint Penguin Classics
Publication Date 26 August 2021
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

In 20 short books, Penguin Classics brings you the new canon of great environmental works Over the past 75 years, a new canon has emerged. As humans have driven the living planet to the brink of collapse, visionary thinkers around the world have raised their voices to defend it. Their words have endured, becoming the classics that define the environmental movement today. The courageous, unflinching speeches and writings collected here detail the devastating human and environmental cost of China's economic rise.

Author Biography

Dai Qing (b.1941) is an environmentalist and investigative journalist who has been campaigning against the Three Gorges Dam since the 1980s. She is forbidden to publish or speak publicly in China but remains in the country to continue documenting the truth about the regime.