{"product_id":"9781350578890","title":"Last Days of the Mighty Mekong, Second Edition What's At Stake for Southeast Asia's Great River?","description":"\u003ch3\u003eAsian Arguments\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eLast Days of the Mighty Mekong, Second Edition\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's At Stake for Southeast Asia's Great River?\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eBrian Eyler | Paul French\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePolitical Science \/ Public Policy \/ Environmental Policy\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eCelebrated 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. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this new and \u003cb\u003ecomprehensively updated\u003c\/b\u003e edition of \u003ci\u003eLast Days of the Mighty Mekong\u003c\/i\u003e, Brian Eyler gives his first-hand account of the impact on the river of the tumultuous political period since the book's original publication. From the lockdowns of the \u003cb\u003eCOVID-19 pandemic\u003c\/b\u003e and a devastating drought to the \u003cb\u003eincreasing political tensions and resource competition between China and Trump-era America\u003c\/b\u003e, Eyler recounts his own increasing involvements in international efforts to protect this precious and delicate environment. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBrian Eyler\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Southeast Asia Program at the Stimson Center in Washington, D.C. He spent more than 15 years living and working in China and Southeast Asia and is widely recognized as a leading voice on environmental, energy, and water security issues in the Mekong region.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e21 January 2027\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781350578890\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e288\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e17.76\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331318874252,"sku":"9781350578890","price":81.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_51e79456-d846-4410-96a2-372bc9dc36fc.jpg?v=1783595841","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781350578890","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}