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| Sigla and Translator's General Notes |
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| Introduction to the English Edition Timothy Cheek |
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| Author's General Notes on the 1937 Print |
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| Author's Foreword to the 1958 Reprint |
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| Introduction |
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PART I Disasters and Famines in China |
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1 Disasters and Famines in China: A Review of the Facts |
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Disasters and Famines in China: Historical Records |
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Disasters Recorded in Ancient Legends and in the History of the Shang Dynasty |
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Disasters Recorded in the Western Zhou, Eastern Zhou, Qin and Han Dynasties |
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12 | (3) |
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Disasters Recorded in the Wei, Jin and the Southern and Northern Dynasties |
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15 | (4) |
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Disasters Recorded in the Sui, Tang and the Five Dynasties |
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19 | (4) |
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Disasters Recorded in the Northern and Southern Song Dynasties, the Jurchen Jin Dynasty and the Yuan Dynasty |
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23 | (11) |
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Disasters Recorded in the Ming and Qing Dynasties |
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34 | (13) |
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Disasters Recorded in the Republic of China |
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47 | (7) |
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Disasters and Famines in China: Trends and Characteristics |
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54 | (10) |
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2 Disasters and Famines in China: A Review of Causes |
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64 | (49) |
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64 | (13) |
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The Role of Natural Conditions in Disasters and Famines |
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64 | (1) |
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Climate Variability and Disasters |
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65 | (6) |
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Geographical Conditions and Disasters |
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71 | (6) |
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77 | (36) |
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The Role of Social Factors in Disasters and Famines |
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77 | (3) |
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80 | (11) |
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91 | (9) |
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Technological Backwardness and Famines |
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100 | (13) |
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3 Consequences of Famines and Disasters |
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113 | (56) |
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113 | (38) |
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Population Migration and Mass Deaths |
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113 | (13) |
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126 | (23) |
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Wars between Nations, States and Ethnic Groups |
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149 | (2) |
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151 | (18) |
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Drastic Reduction of the Labour Force and Desertion of Farm Fields |
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152 | (7) |
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Collapse of the National Economy |
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159 | (10) |
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PART II Disaster and Famine Relief: A Review of Ideas |
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169 | (72) |
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4 Praying to Deities to Disperse `Evils' |
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171 | (5) |
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5 Ideas for Reactive Relief |
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176 | (41) |
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Ideas for Relief during Disasters |
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176 | (22) |
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Giving Emergency Relief to Disaster Victims |
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176 | (5) |
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Regulating Grain Supply and Demand |
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181 | (6) |
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Carrying Out Rescue Operations |
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187 | (4) |
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Fighting Pests and Plagues |
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191 | (7) |
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Ideas for Post-Disaster Rehabilitation |
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198 | (19) |
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Relocating Disaster Refugees |
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199 | (4) |
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Tax/Corvee Exemption and Tax Relief through Instalment Agreements |
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203 | (6) |
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209 | (3) |
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212 | (5) |
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6 Ideas for Disaster Prevention |
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217 | (24) |
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Ideas for Improving Social Conditions to Prevent Disasters |
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217 | (8) |
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Establishing Agriculture as the Fundamental Economic Sector |
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217 | (4) |
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221 | (4) |
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Ideas for Improving Natural Conditions to Prevent Disasters |
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225 | (16) |
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Construction of Flood-Control/Water-Conservation Projects |
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225 | (10) |
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Afforestation and Land Reclamation |
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235 | (6) |
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PART III Implementation of Disaster and Famine Relief Policies in Chinese History |
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7 Sorcery as a Relief Measure: A Review of Records |
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243 | (12) |
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8 Implementation of Reactive Relief Policies in Chinese History |
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255 | (133) |
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Implementation of Emergency Relief Policies |
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255 | (75) |
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Types of Emergency Relief Policies and Their Effectiveness |
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255 | (24) |
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Regulation of Grain Supply and Demand: Methods and Prerequisites |
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279 | (13) |
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Types of Rescue Operations and Their Effectiveness |
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292 | (23) |
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Types of Pest- and Plague-Control Policies and Their Effectiveness |
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315 | (15) |
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Implementation of Policies of Post-Disaster Rehabilitation |
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330 | (58) |
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Relocating Disaster Refugees |
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331 | (6) |
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Tax/Corvee Exemption, Tax Relief through Instalment Agreements and Clemency |
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337 | (27) |
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Carrying Out Agricultural Loan Relief Schemes |
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364 | (13) |
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377 | (11) |
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9 Implementation of Policies of Proactive Disaster Prevention |
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388 | (83) |
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Improvement of Social Conditions |
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388 | (52) |
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Agricultural Promotion Policies and Their Effectiveness |
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388 | (22) |
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410 | (30) |
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Improvement of Natural Conditions |
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440 | (31) |
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Policies of Constructing Water-Conservancy Projects and Their Effectiveness |
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440 | (17) |
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Policies of Afforestation and Land Reclamation and Their Effectiveness |
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457 | (14) |
| Afterword: Tuo Deng and His History of Famine Relief in China Wenhai Li and Mingfang Xia |
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471 | (6) |
| Appendix I Chronicle of Events in the History of Famine Relief in China |
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477 | (33) |
| Appendix II Chronology of Tuo Deng |
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510 | (5) |
| Appendix III List of Terms |
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515 | (85) |
| Bibliography |
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600 | (18) |
| Index |
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