The Ming Dynasty : Its Origins and Evolving Institutions

In the latter half of the fourteenth century, at one end of the Eurasian continent, the stage was not yet set for the emergence of modern nation-states. At the other end, the Chinese drove out their Mongol overlords, inaugurated a new native dynasty called Ming (1368-1644), and reasserted the master...

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Main Author: Hucker, Charles O. (auth)
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Published: Ann Arbor University of Michigan Press 2020
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