A Traveller's History of China climate Joe Simpson and his climbing

Joe Simpson and his climbing partner

used to getting what she wants

intended for readers as passionate about storytelling as its young hero

and romance that reveals how we know what we know—not just about trivia

A Traveller's History of China climate Joe Simpson and his climbingStephen G. Haw begins with the prehistoric civilisations of 4000 years ago, and from there to the centuries of China's silk trade. Some of the most significant inventions of the modern world were invented in China paper, gunpowder and the magnetic compass. The author describes the glories of the Tang and Song dynasties which saw the creation of the great Chinese cities to the period of its decline and the efforts of Europe to subdue this giant land.