false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1181343047m/1140459.jpg 1140459 1 Through a beautiful and compelling narrative, Schoppa traces the lives and history at Xiang Lake, a reservoir from its creation in 1112 to the present. <P> Combining evocative historical description and cogent analysis, <I>Song Full of Tears</I> is a chronicle of nine hundred years of life in southeast China. It reveals the workings of Chinese society in times of environmental and military crises, how the Chinese reacted to changes, threats, and opportunities, and how they dealt with one another and the world of nature and the environment. <P> Until the 18th century, Xiang Lake, in the province of Zheijiang, was the stage for morality battles between loyalty and betrayal, chastity and impurity, civic virtue and private greed. After the 18th century, concerns about ecology, public rights, and technology emerged as elements in the struggle, and in the 20th century, the fate of the lake became linked to national political developments and then to technological and ecological realities. <I>Song Full of Tears</I> shows how Chinese views of life, society, and nature both changed and remained constant through the centuries. The paperback will include a new epilogue by the author. 1127750 13 11 2002 song Full of Tears: Nine Centuries of Chinese Life Around Xiang Lake total:3|3:3| 3 9 5 0 3 0 false false Sun Mar 29 16:11:02 -0700 2009 Sun Mar 29 16:11:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Mar 25 09:58:18 -0700 2009 Wed Mar 25 09:59:10 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed May 07 15:03:22 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 15:03:27 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Mon Feb 18 21:59:49 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 18 21:59:49 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Feb 09 09:27:39 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 09:27:59 -0800 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1140459