Great state : China and the world / Timothy Brook.
| Author/creator | Brook, Timothy, 1951- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | First U.S. edition. |
| Publication | New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of Harper Collins Publishers, [2020] |
| Copyright Date | ©2020 |
| Description | xxii, 442 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), maps ; 24 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Introduction : ten thousand countries : Vancouver, 2019 -- The Great Khan and his portraitist : Xanadu, 1280 -- The blue princess and the Il-khan : Tabriz, 1295 -- The plague : Caffa, 1346 -- The eunuch and his hostage : Galle, 1411 -- The castaway and the horse trader : Zhejiang/Beijing, 1488 -- The pirate and the bureaucrat : Canton, 1517 -- The Englishman and the goldsmith : Bantam, 1604 -- The missionary and his convert : Nanjing, 1616 -- The occupied : The Yangzi Delta, 1645 -- The Lama and the prince : Kokonor, 1719 -- The merchant and his man : Ostend/Canton, 1793 -- The photographer and his coolie : Johannesburg, 1905 -- The collaborator and his lawyer : Shanghai, 1946 -- Epilogue : one hundred and ninety-three countries : New York, 1971/Quito, 2010. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| ISBN | 0062950983 |
| ISBN | 9780062950987 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | DS740.4 .B76 2020 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |