1434 the year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance

The brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--th...

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Главный автор: Menzies, Gavin
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Язык:English
Опубликовано: New York William Morrow c2008.
Редактирование:International edition.
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