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City of heavenly tranquility: Beijing in the history of China
2009, Penguin
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0141031034 9780141031033
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City of heavenly tranquility: Beijing in the history of China
2008, Oxford University Press
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0195309979 9780195309973
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Book Details
Table of Contents
In Xanadu
The emperor of perpetual happiness
Madness in the Forbidden City
On the wild wall
The Ming tombs
In the garden of perfect brightness
The broken bowl tea house
The last sanctuary of the unknown and marvellous
The last manchus
In search of the golden flower
Mao and Beijing
History in stone
The strange death of Lao She
The red maid's tale
The last playboy of Beijing
The protectress of flowers
Radiant city of the future
Destroy!
The eternal present.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-333) and index.
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