The Great Wall : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world] /
John Man travels the entire length of the Great Wall and across two millennia to find the truth behind the legends. Along the way, he delves into the remarkable and complex history of China--from the country's tribal past, through the war with the Mongols, right up to the modern day when the Gr...
| Основен автор: | Man, John, 1941- |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Cambridge, Mass. :
Da Capo Press,
℗♭2008.
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| Издание: | 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=250811 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Great Wall. |
| Резюме: |
John Man travels the entire length of the Great Wall and across two millennia to find the truth behind the legends. Along the way, he delves into the remarkable and complex history of China--from the country's tribal past, through the war with the Mongols, right up to the modern day when the Great Wall is once more a commanding emblem of China, the resurgent superpower. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xii, 336 pages, [32] pages of plates) : color illustrations, maps |
| Библиография: |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323) and index. |
| ISBN: |
9780786731770 078673177X 9780306817670 0306817675 |