Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China by Dardess, John W.

Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9781442265585)

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Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China by Dardess, John W.

Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China

$123.00
Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China by Dardess, John W.

Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China

$123.00
Format: Hardcover
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Richly researched and engagingly written, this important history of imperial China shows in fascinating detail how Emperor Jiajing and his grand secretaries governed. Drawing on a treasure trove of the grand secretaries' personal writings, John W. Dardess's narrative brings to life the inner workings of the largest polity on the face of the earth.

Author: John W. Dardess
ISBN-10: 1442265582
ISBN-13: 9781442265585
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Language: English
Published: 04/21/2016
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d
By John W. Dardess
By John W. Dardess
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John W. Dardess (1937-2020) was professor emeritus of history at the University of Kansas. His books include Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire, Governing China, 150-1850, and A Political Life in Ming China: A Grand Secretary and His Times.

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