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THE CITY OF HEAVENLY TRANQUILITY
BEIJING IN THE HISTORY OF CHINA
JASPER BECKER

OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS, USA (MAY 2008)
HARDCOVER, 370 pages, 241 x 155 mm.
Prod. # 9780195309973 (American edition)
Category: History

Limited stock: this book may require 4-6 weeks delivery


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A tour de force by journalist Becker, this book explores how and why the Chinese buried their history and destroyed one of the world's most fabled cities, virtually extinguishing the culture of one of the greatest and oldest civilizations within the span of a single lifetime.

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