The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China

by Timothy Brook

Book Overview

The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0520221540
• ISBN13: 9780520221543
• Release Date: September 1999
• Publisher: University of California Press
• Length: 345 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.0"