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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History Paperback - 2000

by Waley-Cohen, Joanna

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A surprising survey of cosmopolitan China, a civilization actively engaged with other cultures and societies.

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New York: W. W. Norton, 2000. First Thus. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. First Published as Norton Paperback 2000, First Printing. Trade Paperback in Very Good Condition. Cover illustration: The Eastern Hemisphere, Chinese Map), 1790 Staatsbibliothek zu Berlin, Kartenabteilung. 4 Maps. Clean, unmarked, illustrated wraps with light wear to corners; binding tight and solid; pages14, 16, 18, and 19 have some lines lightly underlined, otherwise pages completely unmarked, no creases. The sextants of Berlin symbolizes a long-standing, tangled, cultural relationship between China and the West, and also stands for China's curiosity about other cultures. Joanna Waley-Cohen, professor of history at New York University, puts to rest the long-held myth that Chinese civilization is monolithic, unchanging, and perennially cut off from the rest of the world. She helps us understand the many levels in which China, from the days of the silk road to the present, have had fertile relations with other Asian cultures and with the West. 322 pages. Index, Notes, Further Readings. 8vo. 2000, W.W. Norton.
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  • Title The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
  • Author Waley-Cohen, Joanna
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition First Thus
  • Condition Used - Very Good
  • Pages 336
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher W. W. Norton, New York
  • Date 2000
  • Features Index, Maps, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 028890
  • ISBN 9780393320510 / 0393320510
  • Weight 0.9 lbs (0.41 kg)
  • Dimensions 8.5 x 5.5 x 1 in (21.59 x 13.97 x 2.54 cm)
  • Themes
    • Cultural Region: Asian - General
    • Cultural Region: Asian - Chinese
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 98036897
  • Dewey Decimal Code 951

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  • New York Times, 05/21/2000, Page 36

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