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

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

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.

Country	USA
Author	John W. Dardess
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781442204928
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Manufacturer	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
NumberOfPages	172
PublicationDate	2011-09-16
Publisher	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
ReleaseDate	2011-09-16
Studio	Rowman & Littlefield Publishers

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