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The Peaks and Ranges of Ecosystem Models by Harrell, Stevan

“…This response to commentaries by Micah Muscolino, Judith Shapiro, Chris Courtney, and Peter Perdue considers whether An Ecological History of Modern China is…”
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The Four Horsemen of the Ecopocalypse: the Agricultural Ecology of the Great Leap Forward by Harrell, Stevan

“…China’s Great Leap Forward of 1958–60, an attempt to increase agricultural production through increased labor inputs, resulted in the greatest famine in world…”
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Reforestation Programs in Southwest China： Reported Success, Observed Failure, and the Reasons Why by Trac, Christine Jane, Harrell, Stevan, Hinckley, Thomas M., Henck, Amanda C.

“…Ever since the disastrous floods of 1998, the Chinese government has used the Natural Forest Protection and Sloping Land Conversion Programs to promote…”
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Social-ecological Resilience of a Nuosu Community-linked Watershed, Southwest Sichuan, China by Urgenson, Lauren S., Hagmann, R. Keala, Henck, Amanda C., Harrell, Stevan, Hinckley, Thomas M., Shepler, Sara Jo, Grub, Barbara L., Chi, Philip M.

“…Farmers of the Nuosu Yi ethnic group in the Upper Baiwu watershed report reductions in the availability of local forest resources. A team of interdisciplinary…”
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“C-ing” the River: from Companionship to Control to…Catastrophe or Compromise? by Stevan Harrell

“…What humanity needs to do in the coming decades is back off. In our quest for comfort, consumption, stability, and security in our lives, we have done too much…”
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Theory and practice of bilingual education in China: lessons from Liangshan Yi autonomous prefecture by Rehamo, Aga, Harrell, Stevan

“…Bilingual education in China's ethnic minority regions can serve as a test case of the ability of governments to maintain linguistic pluralism in the face of…”
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Influence of Human Pressure on Forest Resources and Productivity at Stand and Tree Scales： The Case Study of Yunnan Pine in SW China by Hinckley, Thomas M., Chi, Phillip, Hagmann, Keala, Harrell, Stevan, Schmidt, Amanda Henck, Urgenson, Lauren, Zeng, Zong-yong

“…This paper examines human impact on stands and individual trees of Pinus yunnanensis growing near the small mountain villages of Pianshui and Yangjuan in…”
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The Mosuo Sisters = Mosuo Zi Mei. A film by Marlo Poras by Harrell, Stevan

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Dual-function forests in the returning farmland to forest program and the flexibility of environmental policy in China by Zinda, John Aloysius, Trac, Christine J., Zhai, Deli, Harrell, Stevan

“…•The RFFP compensates farmers for planting trees on retired farmland.•Much “ecological forest” planted is “dual-function forest” composed of tree…”
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Four Films on a North Chinese Village by Harrell, Stevan

“…Zhifang Song, Gary Seaman, and Steven Schindler. Four films on a North Chinese Village. Viz: Song Family Village Takes a Bride: Marriage Customs in a North…”
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Resilience, Rationalism, and Response in Modern Chinese Social-Ecological Systems by Glover, Denise M., Hayes, Jack P., Harrell, Stevan

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In Memorium: G. William Skinner, 1925-2008 by Harrell, Stevan

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G. William Skinner, 1925–2008 by Harrell, Stevan

“…George William Skinner, the most important American anthropologist to study China in the 20th century and a towering figure worldwide in China studies and…”
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Paradoxes and Challenges for China's Forests in the Reform Era by Robbins, Alicia S.T., Harrell, Stevan

“…China's relatively recent dramatic increase in forest area has been hailed domestically and globally as one of the world's few environmental success stories,…”
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China's ecosystems: Sacrificing the poor by Zinda, John A., Hopping, Kelly A., Schmitt, Edwin, Yeh, Emily T., Harrell, Stevan, Anderson, Eugene N.

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Online responses to the ending of the one-child policy in China: implications for preconception care by Liu, Fuqin, Bao, Jiaming, Boutain, Doris, Straughn, Marcia, Adeniran, Olusola, DeGrande, Heather, Harrell, Stevan

“…Aim: A critical analysis of online public postings in response to the news about the ending of China's one-child policy was conducted. The specific study aims…”
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Poverty and Inequality among Chinese Minorities . A. S. Bhalla , Shufang Qiu by Harrell, Stevan

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Traditional Livelihoods, Conservation and Meadow Ecology in Jiuzhaigou National Park, Sichuan, China by Urgenson, Lauren, Schmidt, Amanda H, Combs, Julie, Harrell, Stevan, Hinckley, Thomas, Yang, Qingxia, Ma, Ziyu, Yongxian, Li, Hongliang, Lü, MacIver, Andrew

“…Jiuzhaigou National Park (JNP) is a site of global conservation significance. Conservation policies in JNP include the implementation of two national…”
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Li Shaoming, 1933–2009 by Xingxing, Li, Harrell, Stevan

“…Professor Li Shaoming, researcher at the Sichuan Institute for Nationalities Research, specially appointed advisor and expert to the State Council, and…”
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THE ANTHROPOLOGY OF REFORM AND THE REFORM OF ANTHROPOLOGY: Anthropological Narratives of Recovery and Progress in China by Harrell, Stevan

“…Since the beginning of China's Reform and Opening policy in 1978, the anthropological study of China has revived, and anthropology as a discipline has revived…”
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