01978cam a22003854a 4500 15326540 20110125095016.0 080612s2008 mauaf b 001 0 eng d 2008930967 9780306817670 0306817675 (OCoLC)ocn234316164 UPZ UPZ YDXCP BAKER BWX CDX ORX IXA BTCTA UAT DLC lccopycat a-cc--- DS793.G67 M316 2008 951 22 Man, John, 1941- 24432 The Great Wall : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world] / by John Man. 1st Da Capo Press ed. Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2008. xii, 336 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cm. Subtitle from jacket. Includes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index. 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. Man, John, 1941- Travel. 24433 Great Wall of China (China) History. 24434 China History. 20423 Contributor biographical information http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008930967-b.html Publisher description http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008930967-d.html 7 cbc copycat 2 epcn 20 y-gencatlg ddc BK 15944 15944 0 0 ddc 0 0 NFIC HQ HQ GEN 2011-08-02 Book Aid International 2000.00 1 951 MAN 0008280 2020-04-27 2020-04-06 00:00:00 2020-04-06 3000.00 2011-08-02 BK