{"product_id":"more-than-the-great-wall-john-w-dardess-9781538159026","title":"More Than the Great Wall: The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368-1644","description":"This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China's pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John Dardess vividly portrays how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions in real time as they worked to defend their country. Despite common perceptions of the central role of the so-called Great Wall of China, Dardess convincingly shows that the wall was but a minor piece in a much bigger effort to battle Tatar looting. Dardess immerses readers in the day-to-day world of the Ming as he explores the question of how leaders kept their country safe over the 276 years the dynasty ruled.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John W. Dardess\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1538159023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781538159026\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 08\/08\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 572\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.66lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 1.16d","brand":"John W. Dardess","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44067294511359,"sku":"9781538159026","price":50.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_78055a79-07d3-4d66-b59a-3c914b0d69ba.jpg?v=1685412368","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/more-than-the-great-wall-john-w-dardess-9781538159026","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}