City of Heavenly Tranquility

City of Heavenly Tranquility
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 401
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ISBN-10 : 9780195309973
ISBN-13 : 0195309979
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Book Synopsis City of Heavenly Tranquility by : Jasper Becker

Download or read book City of Heavenly Tranquility written by Jasper Becker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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