London Constable and Robinson Ltd 2003 Paperback 228p. A softcover book in fine condition. There is an old price sticker and an expired security sticker on the inside of the back cover. The text is clean and the binding tight. Includes two sections of colored illustrations.

ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: Constable and Robinson Ltd, London] Softcover 228p. A softcover book in fine condition. There is an old price sticker and an expired security sticker on the inside of the back cover. The text is clean and the binding tight. Includes two sections of colored illustrations.
[Dayton, OH, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]
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London Robinson Publishing 2003 Paperback New. Contains: Unspecified. Brief Histories . Includes unspecified.

ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: Little, Brown Book Group] Softcover By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization.&Uumlber den AutorBAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular Br.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2003]
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ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: London : Robinson] Softcover Fine copy in the original color-printed, stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Edition; Rev. ed. Physical description; xi, 228 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), 1 map ; 20 cm. Notes; Previous i.e. 1st ed. published as: The treasures and dynasties of China. London : Cape, 1973. Includes bibliographical references and index. Summary; Although China's great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame of its art and obscurity of its history. The names of the great dynasties are familiar, yet who can actually locate a T'ang horse or a Ming vase in its social or cultural context? By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. His bird's-eye view starts on the borders of myth. It moves swiftly on to the greatest achievements of language and thought, the cultural treasures and imperial palaces, wars won and lands lost to the Mongols, finally to arrive at the 1912 Revolution, which contained within it the seeds of Communism that ensured the overthrow of the last emperor. Via this portrait of an empire and its peoples he has opened the door to a world for too long inaccessible to the West. Biography; Bamber Gasgoigne won scholarships to ...
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ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: Robinson] Softcover Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover.
[Gloucester, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2003]

ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: Robinson] Softcover New
[Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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[Denver, CO, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]

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ISBN10: 1841197912, ISBN13: 9781841197913, [publisher: Robinson] Softcover New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 0.4
[North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2003]