Perpetual happiness [[electronic resource] ] : the Ming emperor Yongle / / Shih-shan Henry Tsai

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910458686303321
• Autore: Tsai Shih-shan Henry
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Seattle, : University of Washington Press, 2001
• ISBN: 0-295-80022-4
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (296 p.)
• Collana: Donald R. Ellegood International Publications
• Disciplina: 951/.026/092; B
• Soggetti: Electronic books.; China Kings and rulers Biography; China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Contents; List of Maps; Acknowledgments; Preface; 1 / A Day in the Life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423; 2 / The Formative Years, 1360-1382; 3 / The Years of Waiting, 1382-1398; 4 / The Years of Successional Struggle, 1398-1402; 5 / The Years of Reconstruction: Government and Politics, 1402-1420; 6 / The Years of Rehabilitation: Society and Economy, 1402-1421; 7 / The Emperor of Culture; 8 / Yongle and the Mongols; 9 / The Price of Glory; 10 / Epilogue; Appendix: The Children of Emperor Hongwu; Notes; Glossary of Chinese Characters; Bibliography; Index