Great Wall - A Cultural History

Informationen zum Autor Carlos Rojas is Associate Professor of Chinese Cultural Studies, Women’s Studies, and Arts of the Moving Image at Duke University. Zusammenfassung A survey of the historical and political significance of one the Great Wall! of the world's most recognizable monuments. Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts! it maps out a framework for understanding the structure's function and significance.

Product details

• Authors: Carlos Rojas, Rojas Carlos
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2010
• EAN: 9780674047877
• ISBN: 978-0-674-04787-7
• No. of pages: 232
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / World, HISTORY / Social History, HISTORY / Asia / China, Social and cultural history, Asian History