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" The Great Wall : "
John Man.
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BL
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1013922
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b768292
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Man, John,1941-
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The Great Wall : : [the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world] /\ John Man.
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1st Da Capo Press ed.
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Cambridge, Mass. :: Da Capo Press,, ©2008.
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1 online resource (xii, 336 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates) :: color illustrations, maps
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0306817675
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: 0306818396
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: 078673177X
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: 9780306817670
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: 9780306818394
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: 9780786731770
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-323) and index.
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| Contents
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MAPS; A NOTE ON SPELLING; ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INTRODUCTION THE WALL OF CHINA DOES NOT EXIST; I EARTH; II STONE; APPENDIX; BIBLIOGRAPHY; PICTURE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS; INDEX.
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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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Man, John,1941-Travel.
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Man, John,1941-
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HISTORY.
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Travel.
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China, History.
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Great Wall of China (China), History.
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China, Great Wall of China.
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China.
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| Dewey Classification
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951
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DS793.G67M36 2008eb
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| Parallel Title
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Extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world
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