China : the world's oldest living civilization revealed / chief consultant, John Makeham
2008, First Edition. Lane Cove, NSW : Global Book Publishing. Fine copy in the original colour printed boards, complete in the near-fine, very slightly edge-nicked, pictorial slip-case. Particularly and uncommonly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #231328
Physical description: 368 p. : col. ill., col. maps ; 31 cm. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 354-355) and index. Includes CD ROM and Poster. Summary: "China" examines the turbulent history of this immense nation, including the inventiveness of the Bronze Age society, the Barbarian invasions, the conquest by Genghis Khan, the rise and fall of the dynasties, and the Opium Wars. It takes in the architecture of the emperors; the magnificent buildings of the Forbidden City; the imperial tombs, and the mysterious entombed warriors. It also surveys Chinese culture and social history, including the rise of Confucianism, Taoism and Buddhism, and the cult of ancestor worship. Subject: China - Civilization - History. Asian / Middle Eastern history: BCE to c 500 CE. HISTORY / Asia / China. Genre: Bibliography, Illustrated.
Price: €45.00