The Great Wall in 50 Objects
Autor William Lindesayen Limba Engleză Paperback – 31 ian 2019
Much like an excavation, from the survey beforehand to the foundations, the core, and eventually the ruins, Lindesay explores the majesty of the Wall through the objects it has inspired such as the appearance of the Wall in Ortelius' atlas of the world to the unexpected origins of 'wolf smoke', proliferation of the blunderbuss in the 15th century Great Wall theatre of war, and Kafka's classic short storyAt the Building of the Great Wall.E
Enhanced by stories of the discovery of the objects, and those of their modern-day keepers from curators to collectors, each artefact has been meticulously researched and recorded.The Great Wall in 50 Objectscelebrates the history and the legacy of a world wonder.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780734310484
ISBN-10: 073431048X
Pagini: 412
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 073431048X
Pagini: 412
Dimensiuni: 154 x 230 x 21 mm
Greutate: 0.52 kg
Editura: Penguin Books
Colecția Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom
Notă biografică
William
Lindesay
OBEwas
born
in
Wallasey,
UK,
in
1956,
and
studied
geography
and
geology
at
Liverpool
University.
His
interest
in
the
Great
Wall
of
China
started
early
and
in
1987
he
made
what
China's
official
Xinhua
News
Agency
described
as
'the
most
successful
foreign
exploration
of
the
Great
Wall'.
As
a
Great
Wall
historian,
Lindesay
has
published
several
accounts
of
his
explorations
and
expeditions
and
initiated
campaigns
to
preserve
and
protect
China's
most
famous
cultural
landmark
for
which
he
was
awarded
an
OBE
in
2006.
Lindesay
currently
lives
in
Beijing
with
his
family.
Recenzii
William
Lindesay
has
a
knack
for
approaching
the
iconic
Great
Wall
of
China
in
ways
that
arecreative,
idiosyncratic,
and
deeply
personal.
.
.
He
has
succeeded
again
withThe
Great
Wall
in
50
Objects
Lindesay presents a coherent and highly informative account of the geography, history, and material culture of China's Great Wall.His compelling and well-written account is rich in profound and often quite unexpected insights
William Lindesay shows usthe Wall in a completely new lightby looking at the smaller objects that make up its history . . . Through these objects we feel the Great Wall transform from architecture into a living part of the history and culture of China
China's Great Wall is both a monument and a mystery, an almost magical construction mixing beauty and terror.No better book panders to our fascinationwith its grandeur and the details of its construction. William Lindesay answers our wish to get closer to the people who built it and lived with it by revealing so many aspects of the Wall, taking us a journey across the centuries and its vast length
For years, Lindesay has hiked and studied the Great Wall with exceptional passion. To him, it seems, the Great Wall is not a mere structure, a political icon, or a cultural curiosity, buta treasure trove of stories
If you are going to China, and intend to see the Great Wall (or even if, unwisely, you don't), take this book on the plane with you, and absorb as many of itsintriguing nuggets of Wall-lore and China-loreas you can it will make your visit infinitely richer
William Lindesay lives and breathes Great Wall history and he exudes it with an engaging passion
Lindesay presents a coherent and highly informative account of the geography, history, and material culture of China's Great Wall.His compelling and well-written account is rich in profound and often quite unexpected insights
William Lindesay shows usthe Wall in a completely new lightby looking at the smaller objects that make up its history . . . Through these objects we feel the Great Wall transform from architecture into a living part of the history and culture of China
China's Great Wall is both a monument and a mystery, an almost magical construction mixing beauty and terror.No better book panders to our fascinationwith its grandeur and the details of its construction. William Lindesay answers our wish to get closer to the people who built it and lived with it by revealing so many aspects of the Wall, taking us a journey across the centuries and its vast length
For years, Lindesay has hiked and studied the Great Wall with exceptional passion. To him, it seems, the Great Wall is not a mere structure, a political icon, or a cultural curiosity, buta treasure trove of stories
If you are going to China, and intend to see the Great Wall (or even if, unwisely, you don't), take this book on the plane with you, and absorb as many of itsintriguing nuggets of Wall-lore and China-loreas you can it will make your visit infinitely richer
William Lindesay lives and breathes Great Wall history and he exudes it with an engaging passion