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The Great Wall of China (A Wonders of the World Book)

Jimmy Maher

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Description:China is much in the news these days, but it remains oddly opaque to most foreigners, at least partly by design. This book, the longest and most ambitious yet in the Wonders of the World series, is an attempt to remedy that. Taking as its central metaphor the legendary Great Wall of China, it explores the country's almost incomprehensibly long history, from Peking Man to COVID-19, in the exciting, thought-provoking, readable fashion for which this series has become known. The Chinese of the distant past named their land "The Middle Kingdom" because they believed that it literally stood in the middle -- i.e., the center -- of the world, the beacon of civilization around which all other lands and peoples oriented themselves. Join this journey through China's history, and arrive at a better understanding of the modern nation that is once again so determined to press its claim to centrality.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Great Wall of China (A Wonders of the World Book). To get started finding The Great Wall of China (A Wonders of the World Book), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 639

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Antiquarian Productions

Release: 2023

ISBN: 8797177202

Description: China is much in the news these days, but it remains oddly opaque to most foreigners, at least partly by design. This book, the longest and most ambitious yet in the Wonders of the World series, is an attempt to remedy that. Taking as its central metaphor the legendary Great Wall of China, it explores the country's almost incomprehensibly long history, from Peking Man to COVID-19, in the exciting, thought-provoking, readable fashion for which this series has become known. The Chinese of the distant past named their land "The Middle Kingdom" because they believed that it literally stood in the middle -- i.e., the center -- of the world, the beacon of civilization around which all other lands and peoples oriented themselves. Join this journey through China's history, and arrive at a better understanding of the modern nation that is once again so determined to press its claim to centrality.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Great Wall of China (A Wonders of the World Book). To get started finding The Great Wall of China (A Wonders of the World Book), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.

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