Brian Lander
Biographic Data
| ID | 219956 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Brian Lander |
| GIVEN NAMES | Brian |
| FAMILY NAME | Lander |
| SIGNATURE | LANDER B |
| AFFILIATIONS | Brown University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4229-4655 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 13 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2014 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2024 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
Wetlands in a Dry Land: More-Than-Human Histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
O'Gorman explains in the introduction to this book that she went into the archives interested in the politics of water allocation for rice farming and unexpectedly found that much of the documentation concerned the ducks that enjoyed these anthropogenic wetlands. This then led her to think about the ways in which human societies are enmeshed in complex ecosystems with other species, and to explore various case studies about these species. The use…
State and Local Society in Third Century South China: Administrative Documents Excavated at Zoumalou, Hunan
In 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discovery ever made in China. They are local administrative records of the state of Wu in the 230s and provide remarkable detail on the society, governance, and economy of third century central China. Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we hav…
Making Use of the Land: The Political Ecology of China's First Empire
This article uses a case study of the Qin Empire to explore the ecology of an agrarian political system, analysis that has become possible because of the archaeological excavation of Qin administrative documents. Qin's power derived from photosynthesis, and its empire mobilized this energy and used it to conquer territory and expand its productivity. The state's power was based on its ability to extract taxes in grain from its subjects, store it …
Le glaive et la charrue. Soldats et paysans chinois à la conquête de l’ouest: L’histoire d’un échec, written by Éric Trombert
Deer and Humans in the Early Farming Communities of the Yellow River Valley: A Symbiotic Relationship
Knowledge Production in China's Early Empires: How Qin and Han Officials Gathered Information
This paper examines how officials of the Qin (221-207 BCE) and Former Han (202 BCE-9 CE) empires gathered information on their far-flung domains. These empires were able to maintain control over large areas of the East Asian subcontinent because they had an effective system for obtaining information on the things that mattered most to them: people, land, resources, and transport. We have various sources on these information collection systems fro…
Small scale water control works in Early Imperial China
Cattle and People: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on an Ancient Relationship
This volume originates in a conference session that took place at the 2018 International Council of Archaeozoology conference in Ankara, Turkey, entitled "Humans and Cattle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to an Ancient Relationship." The aim of the session was to bring together zooarchaeologists and their colleagues from various other research fields working on human cattle interactions over time. The contributions in this volume reflect well the…
The King's Harvest: A Political Ecology of China from the First Farmers to the First Empire
The King's Harvest: A Political Ecology of China from the First Farmers to the First Empire
This book is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology of China's early political systems up to the fall of the first empire in 207 BCE. The book traces the formation of lowland North China's agricultural systems and the transformation of its plains from diverse forestland and steppes to farmland. The book argues that the growth of states in ancient China, and elsewhere, was based on their ability to exploit the labor and resources of those who ha…
Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives ed. by Rotem Kowner et al
Reviewed by: Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives ed. by Rotem Kowner et al. Brian Lander Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives. Rotem Kowner, Guy Bar-Oz, Michal Biran, Meir Shahar, and Gideon Shelach-Lavi, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019. xxxvii, 433 pp., 14 b&w illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. Hardcover US $120, ISBN 978-3-030-24362-3;…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Birds and Beasts Were Many: The Ecology and Climate of the Guanzhong Basin in the Pre-Imperial Period
This paper reviews current knowledge on the geography, climate, flora, and fauna of Shaanxi's Guanzhong 關中 Basin, a region that has been particularly well studied because it was a capital region of the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. Humans have so thoroughly transformed the region that it is hard to imagine that it was ever full of wild plants and animals. And since much of the English-language scholarship on the Zhou period focuses on the t…
A History of Pigs in China: From Curious Omnivores to Industrial Pork
Pigs have played a central role in the subsistence and culture of China for millennia. The close relationship between pigs and people began when humans gradually domesticated wild pigs over 8,000 years ago. While pigs initially foraged around settlements, population growth led people to pen their pigs, which made them household trash processors and fertilizer producers. Household pigs were in daily contact with people, who bred them to fatten qui…
International Law Against Starvation in Armed Conflict
There is a growing perception that, of all the ways in which death can result from an armed conflict, starvation is one which humanely we cannot accept1 — inter alia for the prolonged suffering associated with it, for its powerful grip on the weakest and for the fact that it strikes indiscriminately. Yet, as the law related to starvation is commonly interpreted, not all such instances of food insecurity in a situation of armed conflict are diagno…
Addressing Hunger and Starvation in Situations of Armed Conflict — Laying the Foundations for Peace
Food is a common denominator for human survival and is often the source of national pride and cultural significance. Yet, famine and starvation remain a real threat to millions of people around the world. This article sets the scene for an exploration of the relationship between food and security within conflict settings and of how the response of humanitarian actors can pave the way for improving the prospects for peace. Through examining the tr…
State Management of River Dikes in Early China: New Sources on the Environmental History of the Central Yangzi Region
While it is generally believed that the agricultural colonization of the middle Yangzi wetlands began in Tang-Song times, newly discovered texts show that the early Han state administered river dikes in the region. The texts, which were written between 192 and 121 bce, calculate dike sizes in order to estimate corvée requirements for dike maintenance and discuss the area of new farmland to be created. Our picture of the early history of the Yangz…
A History of Pigs in China: From Curious Omnivores to Industrial Pork
Pigs have played a central role in the subsistence and culture of China for millennia. The close relationship between pigs and people began when humans gradually domesticated wild pigs over 8,000 years ago. While pigs initially foraged around settlements, population growth led people to pen their pigs, which made them household trash processors and fertilizer producers. Household pigs were in daily contact with people, who bred them to fatten qui…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Addressing Hunger and Starvation in Situations of Armed Conflict — Laying the Foundations for Peace
Food is a common denominator for human survival and is often the source of national pride and cultural significance. Yet, famine and starvation remain a real threat to millions of people around the world. This article sets the scene for an exploration of the relationship between food and security within conflict settings and of how the response of humanitarian actors can pave the way for improving the prospects for peace. Through examining the tr…
Cattle and People: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on an Ancient Relationship
This volume originates in a conference session that took place at the 2018 International Council of Archaeozoology conference in Ankara, Turkey, entitled "Humans and Cattle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to an Ancient Relationship." The aim of the session was to bring together zooarchaeologists and their colleagues from various other research fields working on human cattle interactions over time. The contributions in this volume reflect well the…
State Management of River Dikes in Early China: New Sources on the Environmental History of the Central Yangzi Region
While it is generally believed that the agricultural colonization of the middle Yangzi wetlands began in Tang-Song times, newly discovered texts show that the early Han state administered river dikes in the region. The texts, which were written between 192 and 121 bce, calculate dike sizes in order to estimate corvée requirements for dike maintenance and discuss the area of new farmland to be created. Our picture of the early history of the Yangz…
International Law Against Starvation in Armed Conflict
There is a growing perception that, of all the ways in which death can result from an armed conflict, starvation is one which humanely we cannot accept1 — inter alia for the prolonged suffering associated with it, for its powerful grip on the weakest and for the fact that it strikes indiscriminately. Yet, as the law related to starvation is commonly interpreted, not all such instances of food insecurity in a situation of armed conflict are diagno…
Addressing Hunger and Starvation in Situations of Armed Conflict — Laying the Foundations for Peace
Food is a common denominator for human survival and is often the source of national pride and cultural significance. Yet, famine and starvation remain a real threat to millions of people around the world. This article sets the scene for an exploration of the relationship between food and security within conflict settings and of how the response of humanitarian actors can pave the way for improving the prospects for peace. Through examining the tr…
Birds and Beasts Were Many: The Ecology and Climate of the Guanzhong Basin in the Pre-Imperial Period
This paper reviews current knowledge on the geography, climate, flora, and fauna of Shaanxi's Guanzhong 關中 Basin, a region that has been particularly well studied because it was a capital region of the Zhou, Qin, Han, and Tang dynasties. Humans have so thoroughly transformed the region that it is hard to imagine that it was ever full of wild plants and animals. And since much of the English-language scholarship on the Zhou period focuses on the t…
A History of Pigs in China: From Curious Omnivores to Industrial Pork
Pigs have played a central role in the subsistence and culture of China for millennia. The close relationship between pigs and people began when humans gradually domesticated wild pigs over 8,000 years ago. While pigs initially foraged around settlements, population growth led people to pen their pigs, which made them household trash processors and fertilizer producers. Household pigs were in daily contact with people, who bred them to fatten qui…
The King's Harvest: A Political Ecology of China from the First Farmers to the First Empire
The King's Harvest: A Political Ecology of China from the First Farmers to the First Empire
This book is a multidisciplinary study of the ecology of China's early political systems up to the fall of the first empire in 207 BCE. The book traces the formation of lowland North China's agricultural systems and the transformation of its plains from diverse forestland and steppes to farmland. The book argues that the growth of states in ancient China, and elsewhere, was based on their ability to exploit the labor and resources of those who ha…
Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives ed. by Rotem Kowner et al
Reviewed by: Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives ed. by Rotem Kowner et al. Brian Lander Animals and Human Society in Asia: Historical, Cultural and Ethical Perspectives. Rotem Kowner, Guy Bar-Oz, Michal Biran, Meir Shahar, and Gideon Shelach-Lavi, eds. Cham, Switzerland: Palgrave MacMillan, 2019. xxxvii, 433 pp., 14 b&w illustrations, 27 colour illustrations. Hardcover US $120, ISBN 978-3-030-24362-3;…
Human adaptation to Holocene environments: Perspectives and promise from China
Small scale water control works in Early Imperial China
Cattle and People: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on an Ancient Relationship
This volume originates in a conference session that took place at the 2018 International Council of Archaeozoology conference in Ankara, Turkey, entitled "Humans and Cattle: Interdisciplinary Perspectives to an Ancient Relationship." The aim of the session was to bring together zooarchaeologists and their colleagues from various other research fields working on human cattle interactions over time. The contributions in this volume reflect well the…
State and Local Society in Third Century South China: Administrative Documents Excavated at Zoumalou, Hunan
In 1996 archaeologists excavated over 70,000 inscribed pieces of wood from a well in Changsha, the largest such discovery ever made in China. They are local administrative records of the state of Wu in the 230s and provide remarkable detail on the society, governance, and economy of third century central China. Although Wu was one of the famous Three Kingdoms, its administrative history was poorly known until these documents were found, so we hav…
Making Use of the Land: The Political Ecology of China's First Empire
This article uses a case study of the Qin Empire to explore the ecology of an agrarian political system, analysis that has become possible because of the archaeological excavation of Qin administrative documents. Qin's power derived from photosynthesis, and its empire mobilized this energy and used it to conquer territory and expand its productivity. The state's power was based on its ability to extract taxes in grain from its subjects, store it …
Le glaive et la charrue. Soldats et paysans chinois à la conquête de l’ouest: L’histoire d’un échec, written by Éric Trombert
Deer and Humans in the Early Farming Communities of the Yellow River Valley: A Symbiotic Relationship
Knowledge Production in China's Early Empires: How Qin and Han Officials Gathered Information
This paper examines how officials of the Qin (221-207 BCE) and Former Han (202 BCE-9 CE) empires gathered information on their far-flung domains. These empires were able to maintain control over large areas of the East Asian subcontinent because they had an effective system for obtaining information on the things that mattered most to them: people, land, resources, and transport. We have various sources on these information collection systems fro…
Wetlands in a Dry Land: More-Than-Human Histories of Australia's Murray-Darling Basin
O'Gorman explains in the introduction to this book that she went into the archives interested in the politics of water allocation for rice farming and unexpectedly found that much of the documentation concerned the ducks that enjoyed these anthropogenic wetlands. This then led her to think about the ways in which human societies are enmeshed in complex ecosystems with other species, and to explore various case studies about these species. The use…
Archaeology (13 works) · Geography (12 works) · China (11 works) · History (10 works) · Biology (8 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (8 works) · Political science (8 works) · Ecology (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · Agriculture (5 works)