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Ming China, 1368-1644

By Dardess, John W.

Ming China, 1368-1644

By Dardess, John W.

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This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offers a thematically organized political, social, and economic exploration of China from 1368 to 1644. He examines how the Ming dynasty was able to endure for 276 years, illuminating Ming foreign relations and border control, the lives and careers of its sixteen emperors, its system of governance and the kinds of people who served it, its great class of literati, and finally the mass outlawry that, in unhappy conjunction with the Manchu invasions from outside, ended the once-mighty dynasty in the mid-seventeenth century. The Ming witnessed the beginning of China's contact with the West, and its story will fascinate all readers interested in global as well as Asian history.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
172
Release Date:
2011-08-11
Publication Date:
2011-08-11
Publisher:
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
1442204915
ISBN13:
9781442204911
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
259 g
Height:
152 cm
Width:
229 cm
Thickness:
10 cm
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