Did Marco Polo Go To China

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-19
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780429980626

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Did Marco Polo Go To China? by Frances Wood Pdf

We all ?know? that Marco Polo went to China, served Ghengis Khan for many years, and returned to Italy with the recipes for pasta and ice cream. But Frances Wood, head of the Chinese Department at the British Library, argues that Marco Polo not only never went to China, he probably never even made it past the Black Sea, where his family conducted business as merchants.Marco Polo's travels from Venice to the exotic and distant East, and his epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey, Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account, is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, foot-binding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives?Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China? tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records. The result is a lucid and readable look at medieval European and Chinese history, and the characters and events that shaped this extraordinary and enduring myth.

Author : Frances Wood
Publisher : Westview Press
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1996-08
Category : History
ISBN : UCSC:32106012402803

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Did Marco Polo Go To China? by Frances Wood Pdf

Is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, footbinding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives? Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant,

Author : Hans Ulrich Vogel
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 676 pages
File Size : 55,5 Mb
Release : 2012-11-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789004231931

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Marco Polo Was in China by Hans Ulrich Vogel Pdf

In Marco Polo was in China Hans Ulrich Vogel undertakes a thorough study of Yuan currencies, salts and revenues, by comparing Marco Polo manuscripts with Chinese sources and thus offering new evidence for the Venetian’s stay in Khubilai Khan’s empire.

Author : Stephen G. Haw
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 223 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2006-11-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9781134275427

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Marco Polo's China by Stephen G. Haw Pdf

Marco Polo’s famous book about his journey to China, written in 1298, continues to be a subject of considerable controversy. One recent work on the subject argues that Marco Polo never went to China at all, and other scholars have pointed out apparent mistakes and important omissions in Marco’s writings, including his failure to mention the Great Wall, and his apparently erroneous description of the course of the Yellow River. Haw re-examines Marco Polo’s writings. The main arguments against his credibility have been negative, concentrating on things that it is argued he should have seen and noted but did not. The most serious of these supposed omissions are generally said to be his failure to describe the Chinese writing system, tea, foot-binding and the Great Wall of China. Yet Haw argues that what he does mention is impressive and argues strongly for his veracity. This book clarifies Marco Polo’s itineraries in China and proposes several new identifications of places mentioned. Relying extensively on original Chinese sources and supplemented by Haw’s wide knowledge of China, Marco Polo’s China presents a convincing argument and concludes that his work is an accurate, important and useful source from an extraordinary period of Chinese history.

Author : Robert D. Kaplan
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 305 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 9780812996791

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The Return of Marco Polo's World by Robert D. Kaplan Pdf

"Drawing on decades of first-hand experience as a foreign correspondent and military embed for The Atlantic, Robert D. Kaplan makes a powerful, clear-eyed case for what timeless principles should shape America's role in the world: a respect for the limits of Western-style democracy; a delineation between American interests versus American values; an awareness of the psychological toll of warfare; a projection of military power via a strong navy; and more"--

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 644 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 1871
Category : Asia
ISBN : YALE:39002005005815

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The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian, Concerning the Kingdoms and Marvels of the East by Marco Polo Pdf

Author : Paul Strathern
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2013
Category : Venice (Italy)
ISBN : 1845951921

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The Spirit of Venice by Paul Strathern Pdf

This is a new history of Venice, which looks at the lives of the famous individuals of the Republic to try and define its character.

Author : Alexander Zelenyj
Publisher : Crabtree Publishing Company
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 0778724174

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Marco Polo by Alexander Zelenyj Pdf

Separates fact from myth using excerpts from Polo's actual journals and illustrations and photos to portray Polo himself and his impressions of the unique traditions and customs of the Mongols.

Author : Janis Herbert
Publisher : Chicago Review Press
Page : 144 pages
File Size : 45,7 Mb
Release : 2001-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781613742341

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Marco Polo for Kids by Janis Herbert Pdf

The Far East comes alive in this activity book centered on Marco Polo’s journey to China from Venice along the 13th-century Silk Road. Kids will join Marco as he travels by caravan through vast deserts and over steep mountain ranges, stopping in exotic cities and humble villages, until at last he arrives at the palace of the Kublai Khan. Woven throughout the tale are 21 activities that highlight the diverse cultures Marco encountered along the way. Activities include making a mythical map, creating a mosaic, fun with Feng Shui, making paper, and putting on a wayang-kulit (shadow-puppet play). Just for fun, kids will learn a few words of Turkish, Persian, Mongol, Hindi, and Chinese. A complete resource section with magnificent museums and their Web sites invites kids to embark on their own expedition of discovery.

Author : Diana Childress
Publisher : Twenty-First Century Books
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9781467703796

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Marco Polo's Journey to China (Revised Edition) by Diana Childress Pdf

Can one book really change the world? A handwritten manuscript by Marco Polo in 1288 did. Polo, son of a wealthy Italian merchant, wrote about his incredible experiences traveling to China with his father and uncle on a trade expedition, and also about his adventures as an envoy of Kublai Khan, the ruler of most of China. Polo's book became a bestseller in Europe in the fourteenth century. It was copied over and over by hand, translated into fourteen languages, and became one of the first books to be printed after the invention of moveable type. The tales inspired others—including Christopher Columbus in the fifteenth century—to seek new sea routes for trade. Polo's adventures—and manuscript—are one of world history's most pivotal moments.

Author : Benjamin B. Olshin
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 197 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-29
Category : History
ISBN : 9780226149820

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The Mysteries of the Marco Polo Maps by Benjamin B. Olshin Pdf

Concerns a collection of maps and associated documents claimed to be from Marco Polo's time or that of his daughters (as many of the maps have the name or one or another of the three daughters on them). Discusses provenance, authenticity, and history of the documents, known to scholars as "the Marco Polo Maps" since 1948, here discussed fully for the first time.

Author : Michael Burgan
Publisher : Capstone
Page : 54 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Asia
ISBN : 0756501806

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Marco Polo by Michael Burgan Pdf

A biography of the thirteenth-century Venetian explorer whose book about his travels across Asia and work for Kubla Khan helped to launch the Age of Exploration.

Author : Valerie Hansen
Publisher : W. W. Norton
Page : 458 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : 0393973743

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The Open Empire by Valerie Hansen Pdf

The Open Empire presents a fresh approach to Chinese history in the premodern period, drawing on stunning evidence from recent archaeological finds and exciting currents in scholarship.

Author : Joan Holub,Who HQ
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 43,9 Mb
Release : 2007-07-05
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780448445403

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Who Was Marco Polo? by Joan Holub,Who HQ Pdf

Marco Polo was seventeen when he set out for China . . . and forty-one when he came back! More than seven hundred years ago, Marco Polo traveled from the medieval city of Venice to the fabled kingdom of the great Kublai Khan, seeing new sights and riches that no Westerner had ever before witnessed. But did Marco Polo experience the things he wrote about . . . or was it all made-up? Young readers are presented with the facts in this entertaining, highly readable Who Was . . . ? biography with black-and-white artwork by John O?Brien.

Author : Marco Polo
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 884 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1875
Category : Asia
ISBN : HARVARD:32044012438271

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The Book of Ser Marco Polo, the Venetian by Marco Polo Pdf