Marco Polo's China
Subtitle: a Venetian in the realm of Khubilai Khan
By: Stephen G. Haw.
Series: Routledge studies in the early history of Asia ;; 3
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2005
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
Subjects: Polo, Marco, 1254-1323?; China -- History -- Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368 -- Sources
Other titles: Venetian in the realm of Khubilai Khan
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Simultaneously published in the USA and Canada by RoutledgeCurzon."
Table of contents: title: Introduction: truth or lies?; title: China before the Mongol conquest; title: The Mongols and their conquests; title: The journey and the writing of the book; title: No Great Wall?; title: Cities, canals and rivers; title: Marco's journeys in China, part 1: the route into China; title: Marco's journeys in China, part 2: Khanbalikh to Caragian and Mien; title: Marco's journeys in China, part 3: Giogiu to Çaiton; title: Rhubarb, musk, cranes and other creatures; title: Wine, women and poison; title: Military affairs; title: A unique life and legacy.