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...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
Da Capo Press,
2008.
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| Edition: | 1st. Da Capo Press ed. |
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| Summary: | 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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| Item Description: | Subtitle from jacket. |
| Physical Description: | xii, 336 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN: | 9780306817670 0306817675 |