China : An Environmental History, Hardcover by Marks, Robert B., ISBN 1442277874, ISBN-13 9781442277878, Brand New, Free shipping in the US This deeply informed and clearly written text provides a comprehensive history of China from prehistory to the present. Now updated to include recent political events and scientific research, th focuses on the interaction of humans and their environment, tracing changes in the physical and cultural world that is home to a fifth of humankind.