02179nam 22005291 450 991046494350332120200520144314.01-4422-2378-2(CKB)3710000000021150(EBL)1441836(SSID)ssj0001001279(PQKBManifestationID)12446717(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001001279(PQKBWorkID)10962136(PQKB)10597099(MiAaPQ)EBC1441836(Au-PeEL)EBL1441836(CaPaEBR)ebr10774584(OCoLC)860711448(EXLCZ)99371000000002115020130503h20132013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrA political life in Ming China a grand secretary and his times /John W. DardessLanham :Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc.,[2013]©20131 online resource (221 p.)Includes index.1-4422-2377-4 A star ascending -- As grand secretary -- The coast -- Chief grand secretary -- Bowing out.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 corruptioPrime ministersChinaBiographyChinaHistoryMing dynasty, 1368-1644Electronic books.Prime ministers951/.026Dardess John W.1937-640435MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910464943503321A political life in Ming China1999944UNINA