James Palmer's book begins with wars fought by chariots on the plains 3000 years ago and ends with the reassertion of Chinese imperial power under Xi Jinping. This is a narrative of great empires rising and falling, of astonishingly beautiful art and technological genius. China became, in some places and at some times, 'modern' a long time before the rest of the world. Each of the chapters is a great read and each has a narrative arc and a central character. Each has strong dramatic scenes, and makes even the most horrific events explicable, if not necessarily forgivable. But while each chapter Heavens Empires - James Palmer od authora James Palmer a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus. cz.
| Autor |
James Palmer |
| Jazyk |
anglický |
| Počet stran |
464 |
| Rok vydání |
2020 |
| Typ |
filmy |
| Nakladatelství |
Head of Zeus |
