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020			_a9780061492174
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100	1		_aMenzies, Gavin.
245	1	0	_a1434 : _bthe year a magnificent Chinese fleet sailed to Italy and ignited the Renaissance / _cGavin Menzies.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bWilliam Morrow, _cc2008.
300			_axvi, 368 p., [24] p. of plates : _bill. (some col.), col. maps ; _c24 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [331]-345) and index.
520			_aThe brilliance of the Renaissance laid the foundation of the modern world. Textbooks tell us that it came about as a result of a rediscovery of the ideas and ideals of classical Greece and Rome. But now bestselling historian Gavin Menzies makes the startling argument that in the year 1434, China--then the world's most technologically advanced civilization--provided the spark that set the European Renaissance ablaze. From that date onward, Europeans embraced Chinese intellectual ideas, discoveries, and inventions, all of which form the basis of western civilization today.--From amazon.com.
650		0	_aDiscoveries in geography _xChinese.
651		0	_aEurope _xCivilization _xChinese influences.
650		0	_aRenaissance.
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