03394nam 2200601 a 450 99624833790331620200520144314.01-283-32073-897866133207350-520-92407-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(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.HISTORY / Asia / GeneralbisacshChinaHistoryMing dynasty, 1368-1644ChinaCommerceHistoryElectronic books.HISTORY / Asia / General.951/.026Brook Timothy1951-979835MiAaPQBOOK996248337903316The confusions of pleasure2315262UNISA01333nam 2200409 450 991013985350332120180307151715.01-5090-7546-1(CKB)1000000000812211(WaSeSS)IndRDA00093820(EXLCZ)99100000000081221120180307d2009 || |engur|||||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierICIE 2009 2009 WASE International Conference on Information Engineering :10-11 July 2009, Taiyuan, Shanxi, China /edited by Robin Qiu, Hui Zhao ; sponsored by World Association of Science EngineeringNew York :IEEE,2009.1 online resource (484 pages)Includes index.0-7695-3679-4 Computer networksCongressesSoftware engineeringCongressesArtificial intelligenceCongressesComputer networksSoftware engineeringArtificial intelligenceQiu Robin G.Zhao HuiWorld Association of Science Engineering,WaSeSSWaSeSSPROCEEDING9910139853503321ICIE 20092384619UNINA00972nam a22002411i 450099100190657970753620030407105930.0030925s1965 xxu|||||||||||||||||eng b12214401-39ule_instARCHE-026205ExLBiblioteca InterfacoltàitaA.t.i. Arché s.c.r.l. Pandora Sicilia s.r.l.Baron, Salo Wittmayer177712Philosophy and science /by Salo Wittmayer Baron2. ed. rev. and enlargedNew York :Columbia University Press,1965405 p. ;24 cmA social and religious history of the Jews.High Middle Ages ;8.b1221440102-04-1408-10-03991001906579707536LE002 St. VI G 1/VIIIV. 81LE002-22731le002-E0.00-l- 00000.i1259422208-10-03Philosophy and science155366UNISALENTOle00208-10-03ma -engxxu01