Bandits, Eunuchs and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China

By David M. Robinson

This title considers the economy of violence during the Ming dynasty. Using primary sources, it recreates in detail a world wear bandits raided the boulevards in and around Beijing. It reveals how illicit armed violence formed a critical facet of late-imperial Chinese history.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0824823915
• ISBN13: 9780824823917
• Release Date: January 2001
• Publisher: Univ of Hawaii Pr
• Length: 283 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.3" x 1.0" x 6.0"