Disasters, Society, and Modernization: A Study Centered on the Northern Jiangsu Period of the Republic of China

Author: Wang Hanzhong
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Publish Date: 2005-08-01
Features: The relationship between disasters and society; Geographical and cultural factors of disasters in Subei; An overview of disasters in Subei during the Republican era; The harm disasters caused to Subei society during the Republican era; Disaster relief and governance in Subei during the Republican era; The impact of disasters on the delay of modernization in Subei. This is a monograph that takes Subei as a case study, exploring the interactions between disasters, society, and the process of modernization during China's transformation period. Based on a summary of academic achievements in disaster research over the past century, the author focuses on the interaction between disasters and Subei society, with the Republican era as the center, to conduct a systematic study of the relationships among disasters, society, and modernization. The discussion of the relationship between disasters and society is elevated to a philosophical level, giving the book a strong theoretical flavor. It proposes new insights on the role of geographical environments, the "natural economy" model of Subei, the causes of the refugee problem, the impact of disasters on regional social psychology, and the effects of disasters during the transformation period on regional modernization processes, offering numerous academic innovations. The book provides a historically accurate evaluation of the Nanjing Nationalist Government's "Guiding the Huai River" project and offers a unique analysis of the special interest conflict of water management disputes, filling academic gaps in these areas.