The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History by Joanna Waley-Cohen

The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History

Joanna Waley-Cohen

322 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative reflective slow-paced
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An inviting history of China from the days of the ancient Silk Road to the present, this book describes a civilization more open and engaged with the rest of the world than we think. Whether in trade, religious belief, ideology, or technology, Chi...

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