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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History Paperback - 2000
by Joanna Waley-Cohen
A surprising survey of cosmopolitan China, a civilization actively engaged with other cultures and societies.
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Between the years 629 and 645, during the Tang dynasty (618-907), a Chinese monk named Xuanzang traveled to India in search of Buddhist scriptures.
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- Title The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
- Author Joanna Waley-Cohen
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- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company
- Date 2000-04-17
- ISBN 9780393320510 / 0393320510
- Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
- Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
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- Cultural Region: Asian - General
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 98036897
- Dewey Decimal Code 951
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- New York Times, 05/21/2000, Page 36
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