The Ming Dynasty : Its Origins and Evolving Institutions.
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Ann Arbor :
Center for Chinese Studies Publications,
1978.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Series: | Michigan Monographs in Chinese Studies
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Table of Contents:
- Cover
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- I. Introduction
- II. The Transition from Yüan to Ming
- Deterioration of Mongol Control
- Rebellions of the 1350s and 1360s
- The Rise of Chu Yüan-chang
- Expulsion of the Mongols
- III. Organizing the New Dynasty
- Continuing Military Operations
- Creation of the Ming Government
- T'ai-tsu's Administrative Policies
- Personnel
- Domestic Administration
- Foreign Relations and Defense
- The Quality of T'ai-tsu's Reign
- IV. T'ai-tsu's Legacy: The Mature Ming Autocracy
- Dynastic Disruption and Restoration
- Limited Decentralization of Authority
- Eunuch Power and Its Abuses
- Imperial Power: Its Limits and Effects
- Notes.