LEADER 03394nam 2200601 a 450 001 996248337903316 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 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996248337903316 996 $aThe confusions of pleasure$92315262 997 $aUNISA