City of Heavenly Tranquility
Download or Read eBook City of Heavenly Tranquility PDF written by Jasper Becker and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2008 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
| Author | : Jasper Becker |
| Publisher | : Oxford University Press, USA |
| Total Pages | : 401 |
| Release | : 2008 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9780195309973 |
| ISBN-13 | : 0195309979 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (73 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis City of Heavenly Tranquility by : Jasper Becker
Book excerpt: A tour de force by journalist Becker, this book explores how and why the Chinese buried their history and destroyed one of the world's most fabled cities, virtually extinguishing the culture of one of the greatest and oldest civilizations within the span of a single lifetime.
