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A Ming Society

By John W. Dardess

Book information

Publisher
University of California Press
Year
2020
ISBN
9780520323032
DOI
10.1525/9780520323032
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
14 MB (14941183 bytes)
Edition
Reprint 2020
Pages
328\322
Library
degruyter.com
Time added
2023-08-21 14:48:06

Description

John Dardess has selected a region of great political and intellectual importance, but one which local history has left almost untouched, for this detailed social history of T'ai-ho county during the Ming dynasty. Rather than making a sweeping, general survey of the region, he follows the careers of a large number of native sons and their relationship to Ming imperial politics. Using previously unexplored primary sources, Dardess details the rise and development of T'ai-ho village kinship, family lineage, landscape, agriculture, and economy. He follows its literati to positions of prominence in imperial government. This concentration on the history of one county over almost three centuries gives rise to an unusually sound and immediate understanding of how Ming society functioned and changed over time.

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