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

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.

Tallennettuna:
Bibliografiset tiedot
Päätekijä: Brook, Timothy, 1951- (Tekijä)
Aineistotyyppi: Elektroninen E-kirja
Kieli:englanti
Julkaistu: Cambridge, Massachusetts : Belknap Press of Harvard University Press, 2010.
Aiheet:
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.
Electronic books.
Linkit:An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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Sisällysluettelo:
  • Dragon spotting
  • Scale
  • The nine sloughs
  • Khan and emperor
  • Economy and ecology
  • Families
  • Beliefs
  • The business of things
  • The South China Sea
  • Collapse
  • Conclusion
  • Temperature and precipitation extremes
  • The nine sloughs
  • Succession of emperors
  • Pronunciation guide.

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