{"product_id":"the-ming-world-kenneth-m-swope-9781138190986","title":"The Ming World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Ming World\u003c\/em\u003e draws together scholars from all over the world to bring China's Ming Dynasty (1368-1662) to life, exploring recent scholarly trends and academic debates that highlight the dynamism of the Ming and its key place in the early modern world. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book is designed to replicate the structure of popular Ming-era unofficial histories that gathered information and gossip from a wide variety of fields and disciplines. Engaging with a broad array of primary and secondary sources, the authors build upon earlier scholarship while extending the field to embrace new theories, methodologies, and interpretive frameworks. It is divided into five thematically linked sections: Institutions, Ideas, Identities, Individuals, and Interactions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eUnique in its breadth and scope, \u003ci\u003eThe Ming World \u003c\/i\u003eis essential reading for scholars and postgraduates of early modern China, the history of East Asia and anyone interested in gaining a broader picture of the colorful Ming world and its inhabitants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Kenneth M. Swope\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1138190985\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781138190986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Routledge\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/04\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 578\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.70h x 6.90w x 1.40d","brand":"Kenneth M. Swope","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065356300543,"sku":"9781138190986","price":300.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6e516aaa-1e29-4109-8ac6-3f36c5fd9cbc.jpg?v=1768674658","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-ming-world-kenneth-m-swope-9781138190986","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}