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Dardess John W. <1937-> |
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A political life in Ming China : a grand secretary and his times / / John W. Dardess |
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Lanham : , : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., , [2013] |
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©2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (221 p.) |
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Prime ministers - China |
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China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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A star ascending -- As grand secretary -- The coast -- Chief grand secretary -- Bowing out. |
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This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring how the most powerful man in mid-sixteenth-century China steered the empire through the worst crises it had ever faced. Distinguished scholar John W. Dardess traces how Chief Grand Secretary Xu Jie rose to power and successfully shepherded the Ming empire through the destructive mid-sixteenth-century raids along its continental and maritime frontiers. He also shows how Xu Jie used the new Confucian thinking of the Wang Yangming school to build a political following, suppress bureaucratic corruptio |
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