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Marco Polo's China: A Venetian in the Realm of Khubilai Khan

Marco Polo's China: A Venetian in the Realm of Khubilai Khan Hardback - 2005

by Stephen G. Haw

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Hardback. New. Re-examines Marco Polo's book about his journey to China in the wake of criticism by some scholars that he had never been there. This work clarifies Polo's itineraries in China and proposes identifications of places mentioned. It concludes that Polo's work is accurate, and a useful source from an extraordinary period of China's history.
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  • Title Marco Polo's China: A Venetian in the Realm of Khubilai Khan
  • Author Stephen G. Haw
  • Binding Hardback
  • Condition New
  • Pages 222
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Routledge
  • Date 2005-12-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
  • Bookseller's Inventory # A9780415348508
  • ISBN 9780415348508 / 0415348501
  • Weight 1.1 lbs (0.50 kg)
  • Dimensions 9.46 x 6.36 x 0.62 in (24.03 x 16.15 x 1.57 cm)
  • Themes
    • Chronological Period: Medieval (500-1453) Studies
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress subjects Polo, Marco, China - History - Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 -
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2005003567
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

From the publisher

Marco Polo's famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco's writings, including his failure to mention the Great Wall, and his apparently erroneous description of the course of the Yellow River.

Haw re-examines Marco Polo's writings. The main arguments against his credibility have been negative, concentrating on things that it is argued he should have seen and noted but did not. The most serious of these supposed omissions are generally said to be his failure to describe the Chinese writing system, tea, foot-binding and the Great Wall of China. Yet Haw argues that what he does mention is impressive and argues strongly for his veracity. This book clarifies Marco Polo's itineraries in China and proposes several new identifications of places mentioned.

Relying extensively on original Chinese sources and supplemented by Haw's wide knowledge of China, Marco Polo's China presents a convincing argument and concludes that his work is an accurate, important and useful source from an extraordinary period of Chinese history.

About the author

Stephen G Haw read Chinese at the University of Oxford and has an MA degree from the University of London. He first visited China in 1980 and lived in the country for two years as a student and teacher at the University of Shandong. He has since travelled extensively around the country. He is the author of numerous articles and several books.