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Legendarily 2,200 years old and 4,300 miles long, China's Great Wall seems to be a confident physical statement made by an advanced civilization, anxious to draw a line between itself and the 'barbarians' at its borders. But behind the Wall's intimidating exterior, and the myths that have built up around it, lies a history far more fragmented and far less illustrious than its crowds of modern-day tourists might imagine. In this epic history exploring the conquests and cataclysms of the Chinese empire over the past 3,000 years, Julia Lovell restores a human dimension to this astonishing structure: examining the emperors who planned new phases of building; the people who constructed, lived and guarded the walls; and the millions who died - of overwork, starvation, cold and combat. "The Great Wall" is essential reading for anyone who wants to understand China's past, present and future.

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Book category Books in English Humanities History Regional & national history

• Full title: Great Wall
• Author: Julia Lovell
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 432
• EAN: 9781843542155
• ISBN: 1843542153
• ID: 04260038
• Publisher: ATBO
• Weight: 412 g
• Dimensions: 199 × 130 × 32 mm
• Date of publishing: 08. February 2007

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