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The Great Wall : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world]
INITIAL_TITLE_SRCH:
The Great Wall : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world]
AUTHOR:
Man, John, 1941-
ISBN:
9780553817683
PUBLICATION_INFO:
London : Bantam, 2009
PHYSICAL_DESC:
441 p., [32] p. of plates : col. ill. ; 20 cm
GENERAL_NOTE:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 389-394) and index
Subtitle from cover
ABSTRACT:
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
SUBJECT:
| Man, John, 1941- -- Travel |
| Great Wall of China (China) -- History |
| China -- History |
BIBSUMMARY:
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