The Years That Were Fat: The Last of Old China by George N. Kates

The Years That Were Fat: The Last of Old China

George N. Kates

288 pages first pub 1967 (view editions)

nonfiction history memoir informative reflective fast-paced
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Marco Polo was the first Westerner to describe the old capital of China in its grand design, and the early Jesuits were the first to appraise its architectural values. George Kates is one of the last Westerners to take its measure. After his seven...

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