Marco Polo Jonathan Clements

Name: Marco Polo By Jonathan Clements
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Marco Polo by Jonathan Clements

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SeriesLife & Times

Summary

The records of the Chinese Yuan dynasty do not mention a Marco Polo at all (and they should), and there are some suspicious omissions from Polo's text - no tea, no foot-binding, no mention of Chinese printing, or even of the Great Wall. Did Polo even go to China?

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Marco Polo by Jonathan Clements

Marco Polo Reviews

'A lucid, lively account supported by many useful and evocative illustrations.' Independent on Sunday

About Jonathan Clements

Jonathan Clements is the author of Confucius: A Biography and Pirate King: Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty. He studied Chinese and Japanese at the University of Leeds. He contributed a biography of MAO to the Lifex series.

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Sku

GOR003069271

ISBN 13

9781905791057

ISBN 10

1905791054

Title

Marco Polo by Jonathan Clements

Author

Jonathan Clements

Series

Life & Times

Condition

Used - Very Good

Binding type

Paperback

Publisher

Haus Publishing

Year published

20070806

Number of pages

192

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N/A

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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.

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This is a used book - there is no escaping the fact it has been read by someone else and it will show signs of wear and previous use. Overall we expect it to be in very good condition, but if you are not entirely satisfied please get in touch with us