Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire

Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire (Critical Issues in World and International History)
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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 dynasty 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.
Country USA
Brand Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding Paperback
ReleaseDate 2011-08-11
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781442204911

Country	USA
Brand	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Binding	Paperback
ReleaseDate	2011-08-11
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781442204911

Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire (Critical Issues in World and International History)