The Eunuchs in the Ming Dynasty 0791426882, 9780791426883

History of Chinese Philosophy in the Ming Dynasty 9811589623, 9789811589621

This book starts with the classification of the main views of different thinkers after the study of the original materia

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Ruminations in a Grass Hut: The Ming dynasty Ts'ao-lu Ching-lüeh in Translation

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Bandits, Eunuchs, and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China 9780824861544

On a spring afternoon in 1509 a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbid

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1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline 9780300163537

In 1587, the Year of the Pig, nothing very special happened in China. Yet in the seemingly unspectacular events of this

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The Hidden Land: The Garrison System and the Ming Dynasty 9780367374617, 9780429354656

"The Hidden Land" means that a large amount of land in the Ming dynasty (1368–1644) was "hidden" or

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The Pitfalls of Piety for Married Women: Two Precious Scrolls of the Ming Dynasty 9781501758386

These popular baojuan offer rare insights on lay religion and family dynamics of the Ming dynasty, and their original th

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1587: A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline 0300028849, 9780300028843

1587, a Year of No Significance: The Ming Dynasty in Decline (Chinese: 萬曆十五年; pinyin: Wanli Shiwunian) is Chinese histor

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Stories Old and New: A Ming Dynasty Collection 0295978430, 9780295978437

"Stories Old and New" is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong's "Gujin xiaoshuo" (al

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The Enlightened Judgments: Ch'ing-ming Chi: The Sung Dynasty Collection 0791442438, 9780791442432, 0791442446, 9780791442449

The Enlightened Judgments introduces everyday life in thirteenth-century China. The Sung Dynasty author of the collectio

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Stories Old and New: A Ming Dynasty Collection 0295978449, 9780295978444

Stories Old and New is the first complete translation of Feng Menglong’s Gujin xiaoshuo (also known as Yushi mingyan, Il

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