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Xanadu: Marco Polo and Europe's Discovery of the East
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John Man
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Transworld Pub
Publication date
August 13, 2009
Pages
320
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780593061763
ISBN-10
0593061764
Dimensions
1.25 by 6 by 9 in.
Weight
1.40 lbs.
Published in
Great Britain
Original list price
$33.15
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The respected historian and travel writer, John Man, tells the remarkable story of the world's most famous traveller -- Marco Polo -- and the moment when East met West for the first time.
Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings -- 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming -- huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years.
John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings -- 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming -- huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years.
John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.
From the Trade Paperback edition.
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from Transworld Pub (August 13, 2009)
9780593061763 | details & prices | 320 pages | 6.00 × 9.00 × 1.25 in. | 1.40 lbs | List price $33.15
About: The respected historian and travel writer, John Man, tells the remarkable story of the world's most famous traveller -- Marco Polo -- and the moment when East met West for the first time.
About: The respected historian and travel writer, John Man, tells the remarkable story of the world's most famous traveller -- Marco Polo -- and the moment when East met West for the first time.
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