Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West

Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West
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Publisher : University of Toronto Press
Total Pages : 353
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ISBN-10 : 9780802099280
ISBN-13 : 0802099289
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Book Synopsis Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West by : John Tulk

Download or read book Marco Polo and the Encounter of East and West written by John Tulk and published by University of Toronto Press. This book was released on 2008-01-01 with total page 353 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These essays challenge what many scholars perceived to be an opposition of "East" and "West" in Polo's writings.


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