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The Sextants of Beijing: Global Currents in Chinese History
by Joanna Waley-Cohen

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Author: Joanna Waley-Cohen
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2000-04
ISBN: 0393320510
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

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