The Great Wall : a Cultural History /

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Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts--ranging from official dynastic histories, elite poetry, and popular folktales to contemporary tourist testimonials, children's songs, and avant-garde performance art--this study maps out a provocative new framework f...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Rojas, Carlos, 1970-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2010.
Temas:
HISTORY.
Asia / China.
HISTORY / Asia / China
Civilization
Regions & Countries - Asia & the Middle East.
History & Archaeology.
East Asia.
Kinesiska muren > historia.
Great Wall of China (China) > History.
China > Civilization.
Grande Muraille (Chine) > Histoire.
Chine > Civilisation.
China
China > Great Wall of China
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Prologue : on origins
  • A unity of gaps
  • Aspirations of immortality
  • Between history and legend
  • A garden of forking paths
  • Another brick in the wall
  • A very queer thing
  • Epilogue : return to origins.

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