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The Chinese State in Ming Society (Critical Asian Scholarship)
by Timothy Brook
Product Group: Book
Publisher: RoutledgeCurzon (2004-12-17)
ISBN: 0415345065
EAN: 9780415345064
Dewy Decimal #: 951.026
Hardcover: 264 pages
Edition: 1
SKU: 07120394
Condition: New As issued no jac
Comments: Hardback. New book. Issued with illustrated cover and no DJ. Cover is new. Tight binding and crisp clean text. Beautiful book.
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Product Description
The Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period of commercial expansion and cultural innovation, fashioned the relationship between the present day state and society in China. This unique collection of reworked and heavily illustrated essays, by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, re-examines this relationship and argues that contrary to previous scholarship, it was radical responses within society that led to a 'constitution', not periods of fluctuation within the dynasty itself. Brook's outstanding scholarship demonstrates that it was changes in commercial relations and social networks that were actually responsible for the development of a stable society. This imaginative reconsidering of existing scholarship on the history of China will be fascinating reading for scholars and students interested in China's development.
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