Great Wall History Books

The Great Wall

The Great Wall by John Man

The Great Wall
The extraordinary history of China's wonder of the world
by John Man

Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Bantam Press; Export e. edition (June 3, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0593055756
ISBN-13: 978-0593055755

The Great Wall: The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World

The Great Wall
The Extraordinary Story of China's Wonder of the World
by John Man

Hardcover: 352 pages
Publisher: Da Capo Press (August 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0306817675
ISBN-13: 978-0306817670

The Great Wall by Julia Lovell

The Great Wall
China Against the World
by Julia Lovell

I just finished this book! It was very interesting and insightful, I could not put it down!

The Great Wall By Luo Zewen, Disk Wilson, J. P. Drege, and H. Delahay

The Great Wall
By Luo Zewen, Disk Wilson, J. P. Drege, and H. Delahay

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress by Andrew James Nathan

The Great Wall and the Empty Fortress
by Andrew James Nathan

The Great Wall History and Pictures by Luo Zhewen and Yan Qiubai

The Great Wall History and Pictures
by Luo Zhewen and Yan Qiubai

Published in 1995, an excellent book with outstanding photos and interesting information by the great Luo Zhewen.

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China

The Great Wall of China by Cheng Dalin

The Great Wall of China
By Cheng Dalin

The Great Wall of China by Claire Roberts and Geremie R. Barme

The Great Wall of China
by Claire Roberts and Geremie R. Barme

Did anyone find this book interesting and useful? I saw it in a bookstore yesterday and by a first look it looked interesting.

It is one of the better ones. It is an exibiton catalog and thus has a lot of photographs of artifacts, many of them not related to any GW at all. GW photos are good and not of the kind you see everywhere. The text is good but not too much GW related.

I do not want to miss this book in my GW section of my bookshelf but it is far from my best GW books (like those from Luo Zhewen and other recent Chinese publications).

The Great Wall of China by Else Waldron

The Great Wall of China
by Else Waldron

The Great Wall of China By Jonathan Fryer

The Great Wall of China
By Jonathan Fryer

The Great Wall of China by Rachel Lynette

The Great Wall of China
Great Structures in History
by Rachel Lynette

The Great Wall of China by Robert Silverberg

The Great Wall of China
by Robert Silverberg

The Great Wall of China From History to Myth by Arthur Waldron

The Great Wall of China
From History to Myth
by Arthur Waldron

The Great Wall of China From History to Myth by Arthur Waldron (Canto)

The Great Wall of China
From History to Myth
by Arthur Waldron

The Great Wall of China in History and Legend

The Great Wall of China in History and Legend

The Great Wall The World Cultural Heritage in Beijing

The Great Wall
The World Cultural Heritage in Beijing

The Long Rampart by Robert Silverberg

The Long Rampart
The Story of the Great Wall of China
by Robert Silverberg

The Great Wall: A Cultural History
By Carlos Rojas

Hardcover: 232 pages
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Date: December 1, 2010
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9780674047877
ISBN-13: 978-0674047877

Carlos Rojas presents a sweeping survey of the historical and political significance of one of the world's most recognizable monuments. Although the splendor of the Great Wall has become virtually synonymous with its vast size, the structure's conceptual coherence is actually grounded on the tenuous and ephemeral stories we tell about it. These stories give life to the Wall and help secure its hold on our collective imagination, while at the same time permitting it to constantly reinvent itself in accordance with the needs of each new era.

Through an examination of allusions to the Wall in an eclectic array of texts ranging from official dynastic histories, elite poetry, and popular folktales, to contemporary tourist testimonials, children's songs, and avant-garde performance art this study maps out a provocative new framework for understanding the structure's function and significance.

This volume approaches the Wall through the stories we tell and contends that it is precisely in this cultural history that we may find the Wall's true meaning, together with the secret of its greatness.

Northern Frontiers of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan by Richard Louis Edmonds

Northern Frontiers of Qing China and Tokugawa Japan
by Richard Louis Edmonds

ISBN 0-89065-118-3
Published 1985 by the Department of Geography, University of Chicago
214 pages
Many maps and other illustrations
Full chapter (30 pages) on Willow Palisade

Willow Palisade Maps

These maps of the Willow Palisade are from this book.

Incredible! Where did you find this book? I fond it at Amazon for $283, for about 39€ at different places. Bought ...

To be honest, I am _very_ angry. It would have been my task to find this book ...

-chinoook

Re: Willow Palisade Maps

The fact you found it before I did is an impudence of major size ;-).
I hope you have more of that.

-chinoook