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City of heavenly tranquillity : Beijing in the history of China
- Title
- City of heavenly tranquillity : Beijing in the history of China / Jasper Becker.
- Author
- Becker, Jasper.
- Publication
- Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2008.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Use in library | DS795.3 .B43 2008 | Off-site |
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- Description
- viii, 370 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., maps; 25 cm.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
- Contents
- In Xanadu -- The emperor of perpetual happiness -- Madness in the Forbidden City -- On the wild wall -- The Ming tombs -- In the garden of perfect brightness -- The broken bowl tea house -- The last sanctuary of the unknown and marvellous -- The last manchus -- In search of the golden flower -- Mao and Beijing -- History in stone -- The strange death of Lao She -- The red maid's tale -- The last playboy of Beijing -- The protectress of flowers -- Radiant city of the future -- Destroy! -- The eternal present.
- ISBN
- 9780195309973
- 0195309979
- LCCN
- 2008004249
- OCLC
- ocn191758450
- SCSB-14447477
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library