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»Ein Juwel von einem Buch, eine Hymne aufs Wasser und unseren Platz darin.«

James Nestor, Autor des SPIEGEL-Bestsellers »Breath. Atem«

Unsere Vorfahren schwammen, um zu überleben. Heute schwimmen wir in arktischen Gewässern und durchqueren breite Kanäle, weil wir die Herausforderung mögen. Schwimmen ist ein ruhiger und meditativer Sport in einer chaotischen Zeit. Schwimmen ist gesund, gemeinschaftsfördernd, existenziell. Jeder Mensch sollte es können.

Ob ein Schwimmclub im ehemaligen Palastbad Saddam Husseins in Bagdad, moderne...

This book documents the rise (and rise) of fashion design in China. Told through the stories of three generations of designers: those born in the 20s and 30s, who were active before the establishment of the People's Republic of China in 1949; those born in the 1950s and 60s, when fashion in China was isolated from the rest of the world and the wearing of "Mao suits" became obligatory; and those born in the 1970s and later, who are now attempting to integrate China in to the global fashion industry, not only as producers of clothing but as designers and marketers as well.

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As environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, as Environmental History in East Asia shows, by drawing on research and methodologies from the fields of science, technology, geography, geology and ecology, we are able to develop a much richer understanding of a region's history.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of environmental history in East Asia, ranging temporally from the Ming dynasty to the 21st Century...

As environmental history has developed as growing sub-discipline within the study of history, great emphasis has been placed on the importance of adopting an interdisciplinary approach. Indeed, as Environmental History in East Asia shows, by drawing on research and methodologies from the fields of science, technology, geography, geology and ecology, we are able to develop a much richer understanding of a region's history.

This book provides a comprehensive examination of environmental history in East Asia, ranging temporally from the Ming dynasty to the 21st Century...