Zed Asian Arguments – China and the Environment: The Green Revolution – London Launch April 11th
Posted: April 7th, 2013 | No Comments »A little diversion from the usual China history – my continuing series for Zed Books in London, Asian Arguments, has a new book out this April, China and the Environment, and I’m very pleased as it’s one that I envisaged publishing right back at the start of the series. I’ve admired the work Isabel Hilton, Sam Geall and the London and Beijing team at Chinadialogue have done for a long time and thought it would be great to get them to assemble a series of case studies that both showed the excellence of the repoirting and commentary they undertake on their website as well as emphasizing the main theme of the Asian Arguments series, which is to look at complex issues in Asia from the ground up rather than the more common 3,000 feet down viewpoint.
I think China and the Environment: the Green Revolution does exactly that with an Introduction on The return of Chinese civil society from Isabel Hilton and a series of essays
including on China’s environmental journalists by Sam Geall; The birth of Chinese environmentalism by Olivia Boyd; The Yangzonghai case and the struggle for environmental justice by Adam Moser; the case of Xiamen PX by Jonathan Ansfield (now of The New York Times) and Defending Tiger Leaping Gorge by one of China’s preeminent and pioneering green activists Liu Jianqiang.
The book is being launch in London on April 11 with a round table discussion….details below and ore details of how to book etc here
China and the Environment: The Green Revolution
Thu 11 Apr 2013, 6:00pm
Free Word Lecture Theatre
60 Farringdon Road
London EC1R 3GA
Telephone: 020 7324 2570
Fax: 020 7490 0566
Chinadialogue and Zed Books invite you to join the launch event for China and the Environment: The Green Revolution.
Edited by Sam Geall, Executive Editor of bilingual environmental website chinadialogue, and with an introduction by Isabel Hilton, China and the Environment provides a unique report on the experiences of citizens responding to environmental problems in contemporary China.
Isabel Hilton, Editor and CEO of chinadialogue, will chair a discussion about China’s ecological crisis and the role of civil society in addressing environmental problems. The panel includes:
- Sam Geall, Editor, China and the Environment: The Green Revolution
- Bernice Lee, Research Director on Energy, Environment and Resource Governance, Chatham House
- Sara Parkin, Founder Director, Forum for the Future
Book launch begins at 6pm. Panel discussion and Q&A from 6:30-7.45pm. Drinks from 7.45-9.00pm
Advance praise for China and the Environment:
`This superb collection of vivid case studies gives plenty of evidence that Chinese citizens across the country are not going to sit down and do nothing while pollution slowly kills them. With detailed accounts of resistance against polluting corporations and colluding officials, this is an authentic and credible report from the great battleground of modern Chinese environmentalism – a battle over not just China’s air, but the air of the rest of the planet.’ – Kerry Brown, Professor and Director, China Studies Centre, University of Sydney
‘This is a superb and engaging book that explains how China is grappling with one of the most pressing issues facing our world today. In compelling fashion, the authors introduce us to the activists, journalists and lawyers who are fighting for cleaner air and water, and to the institutional obstacles that remain in their path. This is a must-read for anyone who has heard about an environmental protest in China and wondered not only what the real story behind it was, but also which way the story of China’s ‘green revolution’ is heading.’ – Gady Epstein, China correspondent, The Economist
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