An edition of Marco Polo (2014)

Marco Polo

the journey that changed the world

First US edition.
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An edition of Marco Polo (2014)

Marco Polo

the journey that changed the world

First US edition.
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Draws on the author's own parallel journey and new evidence to retraces the steps of the medieval Italian merchant who traveled from Venice, through the Middle East and Central Asia, to China and Xanadu, the summer capital of Kublai Khan.

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English
Pages
395

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Marco Polo: the journey that changed the world
2014
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Table of Contents

Of truth, told and hidden
When worlds collide
Across the heart of Asia
Into China
Approaching the Khan
Arrival in Xanadu
The Pleasure Dome
From Xanadu to Beijing
Kublai's new "Great capital"
The display of power, the power of display
A rough guide to the Manzi
Marco and the women
Leaving a tattered empire
Homeward bound
The making of the book
Marco and the New World
The last work.

Edition Notes

"Source for the Netflix original series"--Cover.

"Originally published in the UK by Transworld Publishers under the title Xanadu"--Title-page verso.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 369-375) and index.

Classifications

Dewey Decimal Class
915.0422092
Library of Congress
G370.P9 M357 2014, G370.P9M357 2014

The Physical Object

Pagination
395 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates
Number of pages
395

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL27172743M
Internet Archive
marcopolojourney0000manj
ISBN 10
0062375075
ISBN 13
9780062375070
OCLC/WorldCat
881042216

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