A Brief History of the Dynasties of China
$27.84
- Paperback
240 pages
- Release Date
25 September 2003
Summary
Although China’s great empire lasted for longer than any other, no country has suffered so great an imbalance between the fame of its art and obscurity of its history. The names of the great dynasties are familiar, yet who can actually locate a T’ang horse or a Ming vase in its social or cultural context?
By focusing on the key colourful characters of the eight major dynasties, Bamber Gascoigne brings to life 3500 years of Chinese civilization. His bird’s-eye view starts on the border…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841197913 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841197912 |
| Author: | Bamber Gascoigne |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Robinson Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 240 |
| Release Date: | 25 September 2003 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 130mm x 20mm |
| Series: | Brief Histories |
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About The Author
Bamber Gascoigne
BAMBER GASCOIGNE is perhaps best known as the presenter of the popular British television quiz show University Challenge between 1962 and 1987. He wrote and presented a thirteen-part TV series, The Christians (1977), which led to a bestselling book, and another, Man and Music. Gascoigne was for a number of years a drama critic for the Spectator and the Observer. He won scholarships to Eton and Cambridge and a Harkness Fellowship to Yale. He is the author of a number of books on theatre, art and cultural history, often in partnership with his wife Christina. Several of his books, including A Brief History of the Great Moghuls, contain photographs taken by her.
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