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The confusions of pleasure : commerce and culture in Ming China / / Timothy Brook



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Autore: Brook Timothy <1951-> Visualizza persona
Titolo: The confusions of pleasure : commerce and culture in Ming China / / Timothy Brook Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: Berkeley, : University of California Press, c1998
Edizione: 1st ed.
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (348 p.)
Disciplina: 951/.026
Soggetto topico: HISTORY / Asia / General
Soggetto geografico: China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
China Commerce History
Soggetto non controllato: 1600s
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
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: 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 Index
Sommario/riassunto: The 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.
Altri titoli varianti: Commerce and culture in Ming China
Titolo autorizzato: The confusions of pleasure  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-283-32073-8
9786613320735
0-520-92407-X
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910807394003321
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