The Great Wall : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world] / by John Man.

By:

Man, John, 1941-

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TextPublication details: Cambridge, Mass. : Da Capo Press, 2008.Edition: 1st Da Capo Press edDescription: xii, 336 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 25 cmISBN:

9780306817670
0306817675

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DDC classification:

951 22

LOC classification:

DS793.G67 M316 2008

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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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Cover image	Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Materials specified	Vol info	URL	Copy number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds	Item hold queue priority	Course reserves
	Books	Headquarters Lending Library General Collection		Non Fiction		951 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))					Checked out		27/04/2020	0008280

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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.

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