The Art of Being Governed: Everyday Politics in Late Imperial China
Hardback
Main Details
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The Art of Being Governed: Everyday Politics in Late Imperial China
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| Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Michael Szonyi
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| Physical Properties |
| Format:Hardback | | Pages:328 | | Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152 |
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| Category/Genre | Asian and Middle Eastern history
Military history |
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| ISBN/Barcode |
9780691174518
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| Classifications | Dewey:951.026 |
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| Audience | | Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly | |
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| Illustrations |
11 Maps
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Publishing Details |
| Publisher |
Princeton University Press
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| Imprint |
Princeton University Press
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| Publication Date |
28 November 2017 |
| Publication Country |
United States
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Description
An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) deal with the demands of the state? In The Art of Being Governed, Michael Szonyi explores the myriad ways that families fulfilled their obligations to provide a soldier to the a
Author Biography
Michael Szonyi is professor of Chinese history and director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His books include Practicing Kinship: Lineage and Descent in Late Imperial China and Cold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line.
Reviews"One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018" "The Art of Being Governed will best be appreciated by an academic readership interested in Chinese and comparative history. The scholarship is deep and wide, the argumentation is convincing, and the writing clear and readily understood."---John W. Dardess, Canadian Journal of History
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