Barbarians at the gate /

For almost its entire history, China was physically isolated. A combination of jungles, deserts and mountains cut China off from the rest of the world. As if to emphasize the point, the Chinese built the Great Wall. But the wall was an imperfect defense, pierced many times in history by determined c...

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Bibliographic Details
Other Authors:	Tan, Sharon, director, Seidenberg, Steven, director, Gill, Asha, 1972-, Ellery, Mike
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	London, England : British Broadcasting Corp. (BBC), 2008.
Series:	World history in video.
Subjects:	Beijing (China) > Civilization. Beijing (China) > History. Pékin (Chine) > Histoire. Civilization. China > Beijing. Documentary Documentaries and Factual Films Alexander Street Video. Documentary films. Feature films. History. Nonfiction films. Documentary. Documentaires. Films autres que de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)

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Summary:	For almost its entire history, China was physically isolated. A combination of jungles, deserts and mountains cut China off from the rest of the world. As if to emphasize the point, the Chinese built the Great Wall. But the wall was an imperfect defense, pierced many times in history by determined conquerors. Kublai Khan was on a campaign in 1259, expanding the Mongol Empire into the heart of China, when he received news of his brother's death. This message, delivered to a foreign conqueror devastating the country, became the unlikely trigger to making Beijing the capital of China.
Item Description:	Previously released on DVD.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (50 min.).