Last Days of the Mighty Mekong
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Last Days of the Mighty Mekong

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Last Days of the Mighty Mekong

About this book

Celebrated for its natural beauty and its abundance of wildlife, the Mekong river runs thousands of miles through China, Myanmar, Laos, Thailand, Cambodia, and Vietnam. Its basin is home to more than 70 million people and has for centuries been one of the world's richest agricultural areas and a biodynamic wonder. Today, however, it is undergoing profound changes. Development policies, led by a rising China in particular, aim to interconnect the region and urbanize the inhabitants. And a series of dams will harness the river's energy, while also stymieing its natural cycles and cutting off food supplies for swathes of the population.
In Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Brian Eyler travels from the river's headwaters in China to its delta in southern Vietnam to explore its modern evolution. Along the way he meets the region's diverse peoples, from villagers to community leaders, politicians to policy makers. Through conversations with them he reveals the urgent struggle to save the Mekong and its unique ecosystem.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. List of Maps and Figures
  6. Acknowledgments
  7. Introduction
  8. 1. Yubeng: The Last Shangri-la
  9. 2. Damming the Upper Mekong
  10. 3. The Erhai Valley
  11. 4. The Akha as Modern Zomians
  12. 5. The Golden Triangle in Transition
  13. 6. Laos as a Contested Space
  14. 7. Damming the Lower Mekong
  15. 8. Phnom Penh and Boeung Kak Lake
  16. 9. The Tonle Sap
  17. 10. Whither the Mekong Delta
  18. Notes
  19. Index
  20. About Zed