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Did Marco Polo Go To China?

Contrary to an assumption basic to European and Chinese history--the tales of Marco Polo's journey to China--Frances Wood argues that he not only never went to China, but probably never ventured past his family home on the Black Sea. Instead, his imagination fueled by stories garnered from other traders and with the help of a ghostwriter, Polo may simply have sought to exploit the growing demand for tales of distant lands. By carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records, Wood tries to reconcile a.

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  • "Is there no mention of such fundamentals of Chinese life as tea, footbinding, or even the Great Wall? Did he really bring back pasta and ice cream to Italy? And why, given China's extensive and even obsessive record-keeping, is there no mention of Marco Polo anywhere in the archives? Sure to spark controversy, Did Marco Polo Go to China tries to solve these and other inconsistencies by carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant,"
  • "Marco Polo claimed to have traveled from Venice to the exotic and distant East. His epic book describing his extraordinary adventures, A Description of the World, ranks among the most famous and influential books ever published. In this fascinating, piece of historical detection, marking the 700th anniversary of Polo's journey. Frances Wood questions whether Marco Polo ever reached the country he so vividly described. Why, in his romantic and seemingly detailed account,"
  • "Contrary to an assumption basic to European and Chinese history--the tales of Marco Polo's journey to China--Frances Wood argues that he not only never went to China, but probably never ventured past his family home on the Black Sea. Instead, his imagination fueled by stories garnered from other traders and with the help of a ghostwriter, Polo may simply have sought to exploit the growing demand for tales of distant lands. By carefully examining the Polo family history, Marco Polo's activities as a merchant, the preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records, Wood tries to reconcile a."@en
  • "The preparation of his book, and the imperial Chinese records. The result is a lucid and readable look at medieval European and Chinese history and the characters and events that shaped this extraordinary and enduring myth. In a new Afterword to this North American edition, Frances Wood responds to questions raised by her critics in the controversy that followed the publication of the original British edition of the book."

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  • "Biographie"
  • "biografier"
  • "Úvahy"
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  • "History"
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  • "Did Marco Polo Go To China?"@en
  • "Did Marco Polo go to China ?"
  • "Makeboluo dao guo Zhongguo ma? = Did Marco Polo go to China?"
  • "Byl Marco Polo opravdu až v Číně?"
  • "Marco Polo kam nicht bis China"
  • "Did Marco Polo go to China?"@en
  • "Did Marco Polo go to China?"
  • "马可·波罗到过中国吗？"
  • "Make Boluo dao guo Zhongguo ma?"
  • "马可波罗到过中国吗?"
  • "马可波罗到过中国吗? = Did Marco Polo go to China?"
  • "Make Boluo daoda Zhongguo ma? = Did Marco Polo go to China?"
  • "Ma ke · bo luo dao guo zhong guo ma?"
  • "马可 波罗 到达 中国 吗 = Did Marco Polo go to China"

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