Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644

By Luther Carrington Goodrich

Based largely upon original Ming documents, the Dictionary explores the lives of nearly 650 representative figures, both Chinese and foreign, who influenced the course of almost three hundred years of Chinese history. The articles span all classes, professions, and fields of endeavor, from emperors to artists, soldiers to missionaries, concubines, physicians, and pirates.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 023103833X
• ISBN13: 9780231038331
• Release Date: October 1976
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 1751 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher