The Yangtze Valley and beyond : an account of journeys in China, chiefly in the province of Sze Chuan and among the Man-tze of the Somo territory /
Isabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasion...
| Основен автор: | Bird, Isabella L. 1831-1904. |
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| Формат: | Електронна книга |
| Език: | English |
| Публикувано: |
Hong Kong :
China Economic Review Pub. for Earnshaw Books,
2008.
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| Онлайн достъп: |
http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=362463 |
| Подобни документи: |
Print version::
Yangtze Valley and beyond. |
| Резюме: |
Isabella Bird was one of the greatest travelers and travel writers of all time, and this is her last major book, a sympathetic look at inland China and beyond into Tibet at the end of the 19th century. In describing the journey, Isabella provides a rich mix of observations and describes two occasions when she is almost killed by anti-foreign mobs. It many ways, Isabella created the model for travel writing today, and this one of her greatest works. |
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| Физически характеристики: |
1 online resource (xiv, 410, I-72 pages) : illustrations |
| ISBN: |
9789881732620 988173262X 9789888107902 9888107909 9789888107919 9888107917 |