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Half the world

by Arnold Joseph Toynbee · 1973

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A history of Sino-Japanese civilization, written by thirteen major scholars and illustrated with many rarely seen documents and paintings.

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ChinaChinaMore like thisLess of thisJapanJapanMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 368 pages
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