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• catalog abstract "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, 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, 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.".
• catalog contributor b10153698.
• catalog coverage "China Description and travel History.".
• catalog coverage "China Description and travel.".
• catalog created "1996.".
• catalog date "1996".
• catalog date "1996.".
• catalog dateCopyrighted "1996.".
• catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 175-[179]) and index.".
• catalog description "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,".
• catalog description "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,".
• catalog description "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.".
• catalog extent "ix, 187 p. :".
• catalog hasFormat "Did Marco Polo go to China?".
• catalog identifier "0813389984 (hc : alk. paper)".
• catalog isFormatOf "Did Marco Polo go to China?".
• catalog issued "1996".
• catalog issued "1996.".
• catalog language "eng".
• catalog publisher "Boulder, Colo. : Westview Press,".
• catalog relation "Did Marco Polo go to China?".
• catalog spatial "China Description and travel History.".
• catalog spatial "China Description and travel.".
• catalog subject "915.04/2/092 20".
• catalog subject "G370.P9 W66 1996".
• catalog subject "Polo, Marco, 1254-1323? Travels of Marco Polo.".
• catalog subject "Voyages and travels Historiography.".
• catalog title "Did Marco Polo go to China? / Frances Wood.".
• catalog type "text".