LEADER 03442nam 2200625 a 450 001 9910457505703321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-283-32073-8 010 $a9786613320735 010 $a0-520-92407-X 024 7 $a10.1525/9780520924079 035 $a(CKB)2550000000065428 035 $a(EBL)800331 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000535339 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11333872 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000535339 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10519859 035 $a(PQKB)11712077 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC800331 035 $a(DE-B1597)519114 035 $a(OCoLC)769188997 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780520924079 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL800331 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10509992 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL332073 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000000065428 100 $a19970314d1998 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 14$aThe confusions of pleasure$b[electronic resource] $ecommerce and culture in Ming China /$fTimothy Brook 210 $aBerkeley $cUniversity of California Press$dc1998 215 $a1 online resource (348 p.) 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-520-22154-0 311 $a0-520-21091-3 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $tFrontmatter --$tContents --$tIllustrations --$tPreface --$tA Ming Chronology --$tA Genealogy of Ming Emperors --$tAbbreviations --$tIntroduction: Seasons of the' Ming (1609) --$tDramatis Personae --$tWinter: The First Century (1368-1450) --$tSpring: The Middle Century (1450-1550) --$tSummer: The Last Century (1550-1644) --$tFall: The Lord of Silver (1642-1644) --$tNotes --$tBibliography --$tGlossary and Index 330 $aThe 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. 606 $aHISTORY / Asia / General$2bisacsh 607 $aChina$xHistory$yMing dynasty, 1368-1644 607 $aChina$xCommerce$xHistory 608 $aElectronic books. 615 7$aHISTORY / Asia / General. 676 $a951/.026 700 $aBrook$b Timothy$f1951-$0979835 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910457505703321 996 $aThe confusions of pleasure$92315262 997 $aUNINA LEADER 02122oas 2200805 a 450 001 9910146962803321 005 20251114213013.0 011 $a1612-0051 035 $a(DE-599)ZDB2088117-4 035 $a(DE-599)2088117-4 035 $a(OCoLC)54495095 035 $a(CONSER) 2008233571 035 $a(CKB)111035998859004 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111035998859004 100 $a20040227a19839999 sy a 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurmnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 00$aDendrochronologia /$f[Istituto Italiano di Dendrocronologia] 210 $a[Jena, Switzerland] $cUrban & Fischer 215 $a1 online resource 300 $aRefereed/Peer-reviewed 311 08$a1125-7865 531 1 $aDendrochronologia 606 $aDendrochronology$vPeriodicals 606 $aTree-rings$vPeriodicals 606 $aDendrochronologie$vPe?riodiques 606 $aDendrochronology$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst00890285 606 $aTree-rings$2fast$3(OCoLC)fst01155979 606 $aDendrochronologie$2rasuqam 608 $aPeriodicals.$2fast 608 $aRessource Internet (Descripteur de forme)$2rasuqam 608 $aPe?riodique e?lectronique (Descripteur de forme)$2rasuqam 615 0$aDendrochronology 615 0$aTree-rings 615 6$aDendrochronologie 615 7$aDendrochronology. 615 7$aTree-rings. 615 17$aDendrochronologie. 676 $a582.16 712 02$aIstituto italiano di dendrocronologia 801 0$bF#A 801 1$bF#A 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bMUQ 801 2$bUQ1 801 2$bGUA 801 2$bUKMGB 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCF 801 2$bCOO 801 2$bVT2 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bEZC 801 2$bSFB 801 2$bCNMTR 801 2$bVLY 801 2$bCUS 801 2$bOCLCO 801 2$bOCLCQ 801 2$bUAB 801 2$bOCLCL 801 2$bOCLCQ 906 $aJOURNAL 912 $a9910146962803321 996 $aDendrochronologia$91689781 997 $aUNINA