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BL
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| Record Number
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698590
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b520779
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| Main Entry
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MacFarquhar, Roderick.
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| Title & Author
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The Forbidden City /\ by Roderick MacFarquhar and the editors of the Newsweek Book Division.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Newsweek,, 1972.
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| Series Statement
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Wonders of man
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| Page. NO
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172 p. :: ill. (some col.) ;; 30 cm.
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| ISBN
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0882250221
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: 088225023X (deluxe ed.)
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: 9780882250229
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: 9780882250236 (deluxe ed.)
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 168).
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| Contents
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The Forbidden City in history -- A kingdom lost for love -- Behind the Great Wall -- The great interior -- "Where Earth and sky meet" -- The curse of the Yehe woman -- End of the imperial era -- The unforbidden city -- The Forbidden City in literature reference -- Chronology of Chinese history -- The Great Wall -- Guide to other monuments of China -- Selected bibliography -- Acknowledgments and picture credits.
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| Abstract
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The Forbidden City provides a lively and informative history, along with many illustrations of perhaps Chinas most famous city.
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| Subject
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Forbidden City (Beijing, China)
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| LC Classification
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DS795.8.I46M3 1972
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| Added Entry
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Newsweek, inc., Book Division.
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