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State versus Gentry in Late Ming Dynasty China, 1572-1644 : Hardback : Palgrave Macmillan : 9780230611344 : 0230611346 : 13 Jan 2009 : This book looks at the bitter factionalism in the last days of China's Ming Dynasty as an ideological struggle between scholar-officials who believed that sovereignty resided in the imperial state and those who believed that it resided with the learned gentry.Read More

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    This book looks at the bitter factionalism that plagued the last days of Chinaâ??s Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as an ideological struggle between those scholar-officials who believed that sovereignty resided in the imperial state and those who believed that it resided with the learned gentry. This dichotomy provides a clear elucidation of late-Ming factional strife, which necessarily appears very chaotic and has been described very imperfectly in recent histories. It therefore contributes greatly to our understanding of the fall of the Ming, and sheds light on statecraft in other cultures where sovereignty is an issue.

  • 0230611346
  • 9780230611344
  • Harry Miller
  • 13 January 2009
  • Palgrave Macmillan
  • Hardcover (Book)
  • 236
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