Xanadu

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**A SOURCE FOR MARCO POLO, A NETFLIX ORIGINAL SERIES**


Marco Polo's journey from Venice, through Europe and most of Asia, to the court of Kublai Khan in China is one of the most audacious in history. His account of his experiences, known simply as The Travels, uncovered an entirely new world of emperors and concubines, great buildings - 'stately pleasure domes' in Coleridge's dreaming - huge armies and imperial riches. His book shaped the West's understanding of China for hundreds of years.

John Man travelled in Marco's footsteps to Xanadu, in search of the truth behind Marco's stories; to separate legend from fact. Drawing on his own journey, archaeology and archival study, John Man paints a vivid picture of the man behind the myth and the true story of the great court of Kublai Khan.



PRODUCT DETAILS :
ISBN : 9780553820027
BY (AUTHOR) Man, John
PUBLISHER : Transworld Publishers Ltd PUBLICATION DATE : September 02, 2010
COUNTRY OF PUBLICATION : United Kingdom IMPRINT : Bantam Books (Transworld Publishers a division of the Random House Group)
LANGUAGE : English AGE : General
PRODUCT FORM : Paperback / softback
DIMENSION : 198 mm x 127 mm
WEIGHT : 283 g

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