Mao's War Against Nature , Politics and the Environment in Revolutionary China , by Judith Shapiro , American University . 2001 first ed. 287 pages.
"Under Mao , the traditional ideal of 'Harmony between the Heavens and Humankind' was abrogated in favor of Mao's insistence that 'Man Must Conquer Nature.' "
This book "... argues that the abuse of people and the abuse of nature are often linked. "