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The Great Wall Hardcover - 2008

by John Man


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It is a wonder of the world. Every year, hundreds of thousands of tourists journey to the Great Wall of China, and a myriad of photographs have made it familiar to millions more. Yet its story remains mysterious and steeped in myth. In this riveting account, John Man travels the entire length of the Great Wall and across two millennia to find the truth behind the legend. Along the way, he delves into the remarkable and complex history of China—from the country's tribal past through its war with the Mongols to its present-day status as a resurgent superpower.

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John Man is a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. After reading German and French at Oxford he did two postgraduate courses, one in the history of science at Oxford , the other in Mongolian at the School of Oriental and African Studies. His Gobi: Tracking the Desert (Weidenfeld, 1997) was the first book on the subject in English since the 1920s. He is also the author of The Atlas of the Year 1000, (Penguin 1999), Alpha Beta (Headline, 2000) on the roots of the Roman alphabet, The Gutenberg Revolution (Headline 2002) on the origins and impact of printing, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun and Kublai Khan.

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  • Title The Great Wall
  • Author John Man
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Pages 335
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Bantam Press, London
  • Date June 24, 2008
  • ISBN 9780593055748 / 0593055748
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951

About the author

John Manis a historian and travel writer with a special interest in Mongolia. After reading German and French at Oxford he did two postgraduate courses, one in the history of science at Oxford, the other in Mongolian at the School of Oriental and African Studies. His Gobi: Tracking the Desert""(Weidenfeld, 1997) was the first book on the subject in English since the 1920s. He is also the author of The Atlas of the Year 1000, (Penguin 1999), Alpha Beta""(Headline, 2000) on the roots of the Roman alphabet, The Gutenberg Revolution""(Headline 2002) on the origins and impact of printing, Genghis Khan, Attila the Hun""and Kublai Khan.
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