Abstract
THE author knows China from end to end, and has produced a valuable book, which should be studied by every student of geography. So much that is written on China is solely political and superficial; but this study strikes down to basic physical conditions, and from position, relief, soil and climate builds up an explanation of Chinese life and activities. Problems of climate and their relation to agriculture are especially well treated. Manchuria and the outer dependencies of China are included. There are numerous clear maps, many excellent illustrations and copious bibliographies. Prof. Cressey has succeeded in writing geography without dullness, and given a survey of lasting value.
China's Geographic Foundations: a Survey of the Land and its Peoples
Dr.
G. B.
Cressey
By. Pp. xvii + 436. (New York and London: McGraw-Hill Book Co., Inc., 1934.) 24s. net.
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China's Geographic Foundations: a Survey of the Land and its Peoples. Nature 136, 533 (1935). https://doi.org/10.1038/136533d0
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