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Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC-AD 1644 Paperback - 2009
by Stephen Turnbull
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- Title Chinese Walled Cities 221 BC-AD 1644
- Author Stephen Turnbull
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 64
- Language EN
- Publisher Osprey Publishing, Oxford Ox2 0ph United Kingdom
- Date 2009-05-19
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index, Maps, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9781846033810
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Themes
- Chronological Period: Ancient (To 499 A.D.)
- Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
- Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
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