The troubled empire : China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties /

The troubled empire : China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties /

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Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affected the empire during this period.

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Main Author: Brook, Timothy, 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Subjects:
Despotism > China > History.
Complexity (Philosophy) > Social aspects > China > History.
Commerce > Social aspects > China > History.
Commerce > Environmental aspects > China > History.
China > History > Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
China > History > Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China > Environmental conditions.
China > Economic conditions > To 1644.
South China Sea > Commerce > History.
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Online Access:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Summary:Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affected the empire during this period.
Physical Description:1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, maps
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-316) and index.
ISBN:9780674056206 (e-book)

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