The Ming Dynasty: Its Origins and Evolving Institutions

by Charles O. Hucker

Book Overview

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 mastery of their national destiny. It was a dramatic era of change, the full significance of which can only be perceived retrospectively. With the establishment...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0472038125
• ISBN13: 9780472038121
• Release Date: January 2021
• Publisher: University of Michigan Press
• Length: 105 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"