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Before The Deluge: The Vanishing World Of The Yang Tze's Three Gorges
by Chetham, Deirdre
About This Book
The world's largest dam, envisaged by SunYat Sen in 1919, is now being built on the Three Gorges section of the 39000-mile long Yangtze River. This discursive account of the past and present world of the peoples who have lived - often in great hardship - in the three gorges area looks also at the future. Over a million people will have to relocate. The rationale of the planners and the attitudes of the people and officials involved are explored with careful balance. An insightful and poignant picture of a society which, for good or ill, will disappear - irreparably. With photographs, supporting data and bibliography.
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