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001 2008930967
003 DLC
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008 080612s2008 mauaf b 001 0 eng d
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020 $a0306817675
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050 00 $aDS793.G67$bM316 2008
082 04 $a951$222
100 1 $aMan, John,$d1941-
245 14 $aThe Great Wall :$b[the extraordinary story of China's wonder of the world] /$cJohn Man.
250 $a1st Da Capo Press ed.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bDa Capo Press,$c2008.
300 $axii, 336 p., [32] p. of plates :$bcol. ill. ;$c25 cm.
500 $aSubtitle from jacket.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 319-323) and index.
520 $aJohn Man travels the entire length of the Great Wall and across two millennia to find the truth behind the legends. Along the way, he delves into the remarkable and complex history of China--from the country's tribal past, through the war with the Mongols, right up to the modern day when the Great Wall is once more a commanding emblem of China, the resurgent superpower.
650 0 $aGreat Wall of China (China)$xHistory.
651 0 $aChina$xHistory.
600 10 $aMan, John,$d1941-$xTravel.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008930967-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0913/2008930967-d.html