The Chinese Empire in Local Society - Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (Hardcover)

This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society, and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of historical anthropology, an approach that has transformed the study of Chinese history by approaching the subject from the bottom up. Its nine chapters, each based on a different region of China, examine the nature of Ming military institutions and their interaction with local social life over time. Several chapters consider the distinctive role of imperial institutions in frontier areas and how they interacted with and affected non-Han ethnic groups and ethnic identity. Others discuss the long-term legacy of Ming military institutions, especially across the dynastic divide from Ming to Qing (1644-1912) and the implications of this for understanding more fully the nature of the Qing rule.

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series
Release date:	December 2020
First published:	2021
Editors:	Michael Szonyi
Translators:	Joel Wing-Lun
Editors:	Shiyu Zhao
Dimensions:	234 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	212
ISBN-13:	978-0-367-43184-6
Categories:	Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General Books > Humanities > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Books > History > Asian / Middle Eastern history > General Promotions
LSN:	0-367-43184-X
Barcode:	9780367431846

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