{"product_id":"four-seasons-john-w-dardess-9781442265585","title":"Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China","description":"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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John W. Dardess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1442265582\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781442265585\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rowman \u0026amp; Littlefield Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/21\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 294\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.20w x 0.90d","brand":"John W. Dardess","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065595769087,"sku":"9781442265585","price":123.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_5716b929-878a-49ac-b16f-8f2b7666a848.jpg?v=1768676017","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/four-seasons-john-w-dardess-9781442265585","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}