04357nam 2200997 a 450 991078144320332120200520144314.01-283-32073-897866133207350-520-92407-X10.1525/9780520924079(CKB)2550000000065428(EBL)800331(SSID)ssj0000535339(PQKBManifestationID)11333872(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535339(PQKBWorkID)10519859(PQKB)11712077(MiAaPQ)EBC800331(DE-B1597)519114(OCoLC)769188997(DE-B1597)9780520924079(Au-PeEL)EBL800331(CaPaEBR)ebr10509992(CaONFJC)MIL332073(dli)HEB09176(MiU) MIU01100000000000000000478(EXLCZ)99255000000006542819970314d1998 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe confusions of pleasure[electronic resource] commerce and culture in Ming China /Timothy BrookBerkeley University of California Pressc19981 online resource (348 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-520-22154-0 0-520-21091-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Frontmatter --Contents --Illustrations --Preface --A Ming Chronology --A Genealogy of Ming Emperors --Abbreviations --Introduction: Seasons of the' Ming (1609) --Dramatis Personae --Winter: The First Century (1368-1450) --Spring: The Middle Century (1450-1550) --Summer: The Last Century (1550-1644) --Fall: The Lord of Silver (1642-1644) --Notes --Bibliography --Glossary and IndexThe Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were searching not just for new lands but also for new trade routes to the Far East. In this book, Timothy Brook eloquently narrates the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of the Ming (1368-1644), when China was transformed from a closely administered agrarian realm into a place of commercial profits and intense competition for status.The Confusions of Pleasure marks a significant departure from the conventional ways in which Chinese history has been written. Rather than recounting the Ming dynasty in a series of political events and philosophical achievements, it narrates this longue durée in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life. Peppered with stories of real people and their negotiations of a rapidly changing world, this book provides a new way of seeing the Ming dynasty that not only contributes to the scholarly understanding of the period but also provides an entertaining and accessible introduction to Chinese history for anyone.Commerce and culture in Ming ChinaHISTORY / Asia / GeneralbisacshChinaHistoryMing dynasty, 1368-1644ChinaCommerceHistory1600s.academic.ancient world.asia.asian culture.asian history.china.chinese culture.chinese dynasty.chinese history.commerce.conquest.cultural studies.culture.dynasty.exploration.far east.finance.historical.history buff.history of china.ming dynasty.money.philosophical.philosophy.political.politics.scholarly.social studies.HISTORY / Asia / General.951/.026Brook Timothy1951-979835MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910781443203321The confusions of pleasure2315262UNINA00915cam0 22002771 450 SOBE0006901720251202141428.0978884306369720211213d2012 |||||ita|0103 baitaIT<<I >>mediastrumenti di analisi semioticaPaolo PeveriniRomaCarocci2012127 p.ill.20 cm<Le >bussole445001LAEC000169122001 Le *bussole445Peverini, PaoloA600200063424070487006ITUNISOB20251202RICAUNISOBUNISOB300175306SOBE00069017M 102 Monografia moderna SBNM300005197BRE17530620211210acquistoVmenleUNISOBUNISOB20211213125411.020251202141428.0SpinosaRistampa 2017; Testo 2023-2024Media1142066UNISOB