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An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing
Jonathan Clements
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Description for An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing
Hardcover. An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing presents the capital from its earliest beginnings as a prehistoric campsite for Peking Man through its fluctuating fortunes under a dozen dynasties. The book is an essential introduction to one of the world's most remarkable cities Series: Armchair Traveller. Num Pages: 300 pages. BIC Classification: 1FPC; HBJK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 119 x 211 x 16. Weight in Grams: 258.
As China s global influence continues to rise, its capital, Beijing, has become increasingly important and a popular tourist destination, greeting close to five million international visitors each year. An Armchair Traveller s History of Beijing presents the capital from its earliest beginnings as a prehistoric campsite for Peking Man through its fluctuating fortunes under a dozen dynasties. Home tocapitals ofseveral states over time, the site of modern Beijing has been ruled by Mongolian chiefs and the glorious Ming emperors, whose tombs can still be found on its outskirts. Through Beijing, we can experience Chinese history itself, ... Read more
As China s global influence continues to rise, its capital, Beijing, has become increasingly important and a popular tourist destination, greeting close to five million international visitors each year. An Armchair Traveller s History of Beijing presents the capital from its earliest beginnings as a prehistoric campsite for Peking Man through its fluctuating fortunes under a dozen dynasties. Home tocapitals ofseveral states over time, the site of modern Beijing has been ruled by Mongolian chiefs and the glorious Ming emperors, whose tombs can still be found on its outskirts. Through Beijing, we can experience Chinese history itself, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Haus Publishing
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Series
Armchair Traveller
Condition
New
Number of Pages
300
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781909961272
SKU
V9781909961272
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements is visiting professor at Xi an Jiaotong University in China. He is the author of many books, including Modern China: All That Matters and An Armchair Traveller s History of the Silk Road.
Reviews for An Armchair Traveller's History of Beijing
If New York and London dominated the global imagination in the twentieth century, Beijing is already in the process of usurping them in the twenty first. An extraordinarily exciting city, possessed of enormous optimism and expectation, it has a long, fascinating and complex history. Jonathan Clements unpeels the onion that is Beijing and in a highly readable and informative book ... Read more