A World Trimmed with Fur: Wild Things, Pristine Places, and the Natural Fringes of Qing Rule
Jonathan Schlesinger explores the wild animals, remote landscapes, and natural frontiers associated with Qing rule. Blending environmental and imperial history, A World Trimmed with Fur considers how nature shaped—and was shaped by—the reach of political power across the boundaries of the Qing world.
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A World Trimmed with Fur examines the natural fringes of Qing rule through the connected themes of wild things, pristine places, and imperial geography.
Jonathan Schlesinger considers how landscapes and nonhuman life figured in the history of Qing-era expansion and governance.
The book offers a historical perspective on the relationship between political power and the environments at an empire’s edges.
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