Cultural Centrality and Political Change in Chinese History: Northeast Henan in the Fall of the Ming

by Roger V. Des Forges

The Ming period of Chinese history is often depicted as one of cultural aridity, political despotism, and social stasis. Recent studies have shown that the arts continued to flourish, government remained effective, people enjoyed considerable mobility, and China served as a center of the global economy. This study goes further to argue that China's perennial quest for cultural centrality resulted in periodic political changes that permitted the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0804740445
• ISBN13: 9780804740449
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Stanford University Press
• Length: 448 Pages
• Weight: 2.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 7.4" x 10.3"