The Chan's great continent : China in western minds / Jonathan D. Spence.
The Chan's great continent : China in western minds / Jonathan D. Spence.
The Chan's great continent : China in western minds / Jonathan D. Spence.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton, c1998.
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N951/120
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English
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Physical content
xviii, 279 p. ; 25 cm.
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Publisher
New York : W. W. Norton, c1998.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1998.
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Summary
"Jonathan Spence, our foremost historian of Chinese politics and culture, tells us in his new book how the West has understood China over seven centuries. Ranging from Marco Polo's own depiction of China and the mighty Khan, Kublai, in the 1270s to the China sightings of three twentieth-century writers of acknowledged genius - Kafka, Borges, and Ca...
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The Chan's great continent : China in western minds / Jonathan D. Spence.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-262) and index.
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c1998.
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N951/120
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74VM0W4OxEmZ
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ISBN
039331989X (pbk.)
9780393027471
0393027473
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951
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991001791649702626
