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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...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Da Capo Press,
©2008.
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| Edición: | 1st Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xii, 336 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) : color illustrations, maps |
| Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780786731770 078673177X 9780306817670 0306817675 9780306818394 0306818396 |