The Great Wall: China Against the World, 1000 BC - AD 2000, Paperback - Julia Lovell

Reducere. A new and important history of the epic story of the Great Wall of China that guides the reader through the conquests and cataclysms of the Chinese...

In Visible Voices Nicolas Barker traces the history of the 'translation' of poetry from a spoken medium to a written, or printed, medium.

In this magnificent book, distinguished archaeologist Barry Cunliffe reframes our entire conception of early European history, from prehistory thro...

Reducere. In October 1839, a Windsor cabinet meeting votes to begin the first Opium War against China. Bureaucratic fumbling, military missteps, and a health...

Reducere. The 2000-year story of Babylon sees it moving from a city-state to the centre of a great empire of the ancient world. It remained a centre of kings...

This well-illustrated book provides an up-to-date survey of a key period in the history of northern Ethiopia and south-central Eritrea. It is acces...

Publisher: Springer Berlin HeidelbergAuthor(s): Jean-Claude MartzloffPublication date: 2018Dimensions: 159 x 236 x 39Cover type: PaperbackRedescope...

Reducere. This book has been considered by academicians and scholars of great significance and value to literature. This forms a part of the knowledge base f...

Reducere. Describes the awe-inspiring teamwork of one million people, who, over the course of ten years, built the Great Wall of China, as ordered by China's...

Reducere. This latest volume in Black Dog's bestselling, award-winning series for kids explores the countries, terrains, and cultures of our fascinating plan...

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One of the world's leading authorities offers an accessible and up-to-date account of a great civilisation, the city of Babylon. It lay at the hear...

From the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, this book explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects i...

Publisher: Taylor & Francis LtdAuthor(s): Martin (University of Oxford, UK) GoodmanIllustration(s): 22 Line drawings, black and white; 45 Halftones...

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If you want a gripping, well-written, detailed story of insurrection against Rome, supported by splendid illustrations, start here.?The Sunday Tele...

Reducere. DescriptionIt has been said in China that a city without a wall would be as inconceivable as a house without a roof. Even the smallest village inva...

This book provides a new account of the urbanism of the Roman world between 100 BC and AD 300. To do so, it draws on a combination of textual sourc...

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Reducere. New multi-volume series both fun and educational, in slim pocket sized hardcovers Current day kids Annie and Nico travel back to--ancient China to ...

Lord Of The Rings meets Independence Day in this brand-new fantasy epic from the pages of 2000 AD The MAGIC IS GATHERING The inhabitants of the Nin...

The #1 bestselling chapter book series of all time celebrates 25 years with new covers and a new, easy-to-use numbering systemGetting the facts beh...

Publisher: Prospect BooksAuthor(s): C. Anne WilsonIllustration(s): 12 black and white illustrations; 12 black and white illustrationsNumber of page...

An exploration of the first Opium War between Britain and China, which began in 1839. Over the past 170 years, this strange tale of misunderstandin...

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2000 AD Regened is a thrill-powered collection for earthlets of all ages, featuring your favourite 2000 AD characters! Reimagined versions of class...

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In this enlightening analysis, Julia Gurol unpicks the complex security relations between the European Union (EU) and China. Systematic and accessi...

A stunning inside look at how and why the Chinese economy is barreling towards disaster and the impact its collapse would have on the rest of the w...

Reducere. James Beard Foundation Book AwardsWINNER OF THE 2009 JAMES BEARD FOUNDATION INTERNATIONAL COOKBOOK AWARD WINNER OF THE 2009 IACP BEST INTERNATIONAL...

Reducere. *** WINNER OF THE 2019 CUNDILL HISTORY PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE BAILLIE GIFFORD PRIZE FOR NON-FICTION 2019SHORTLISTED FOR THE NAYEF AL-RODHAN PRIZE...

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Avandu-l in distributie pe superstarul international Matt Damon, si la directia artistica pe unul din cei mai speciali stilisti vizuali ai momentul...

Jingdezhen to the World: The Lurie Collection of Chinese Export Porcelain from the Late Ming Dynasty, Hardcover

Reducere. In this book, early fluent readers will marvel at the Great Wall of China while learning about its history, location, uses, and architecture. Vibra...

'A landmark work giving a global panorama of Mao's ideology filled with historic events and enlivened by striking characters' Jonathan Fenby, autho...

This fascinating study combines the latest archaeological research with an analysis of the available literary and non-literary evidence to examine ...

The last eight centuries of China's relationship with the world told through the eyes of traders, invaders, civil servants, visionaries, and traito...

Thomas Pavitte's 1000 Dot to Dot books have delighted puzzlers and artists worldwide since the appearance of his first title in 2013. More than one...

Two young Wharton MBA graduates competed for and won their bid for exclusive China Master Franchise rights for one of America's beloved snack brand...

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We build border walls to keep danger out. But do we understand the danger posed by walls themselves? East Germans were the first to give the crisis...

The complete story collected in paperback for the very first time, with a brand new cover from comics legend Mick McMahon. Mega-City One, 2100. Thi...

Imaginative, humorous plays presented by celebrated children's author Julia Donaldson and part of Bug Club - the reading scheme loved by kids acros...

Imaginative, humorous plays presented by celebrated children's author Julia Donaldson and part of Bug Club - the reading scheme loved by kids acros...

Reducere. WELCOME TO THE FUTURE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT, IN FULL COLOR Mega-City One 2111AD, and the streets are awash with crime perpetrated by all manner of rog...

Confucianism is the guiding creed for a quarter of mankind, yet hardly anyone has explained it in plain terms -- until now. Written in a style both...

Simon Yates is 'the one who cut the rope' in Joe Simpson's award-winning account of their epic struggle for survival in Touching the Void. After re...

The most recent eight centuries of China's relationship with the other nations of the world taken in across this accessible 'big history'. Perspect...

In November 2019, 30 famous poets from various countries will be in Hong Kong and ten cities in China afterwards to read their works based on the t...