Timothy Brook

The Troubled Empire

China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Herausgegeben:Brook, Timothy

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

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Produktdetails

• History of Imperial China 5
• Verlag: Harvard University Press
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 15. Juni 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 240mm x 166mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 662g
• ISBN-13: 9780674046023
• ISBN-10: 0674046021
• Artikelnr.: 28114164

Autorenporträt

Timothy Brook ist ein vielfach ausgezeichneter Autor und Herausgeber von mehreren Büchern über China. Sein Spezialgebiet ist die soziale und kulturelle Geschichte der Ming-Dynastie. Nach seiner Lehrtätigkeit in Oxford hat er nun den Lehrstuhl für chinesische Studien an der University of British Columbia in Vancouver inne.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents Introduction 1. Dragon Spotting 2. Scale 3. The Nine Sloughs 4. Khan and Emperor 5. Economy and Ecology 6. Families 7. Beliefs 8. The Business of Things 9. The South China Sea 10. Collapse Conclusion Temperature and Precipitation Extremes The Nine Sloughs Succession of Emperors Pronunciation Guid Notes Bibliography Acknowledgments Index

Rezensionen

A broad and well-written overview of Chinese history from the thirteenth to the seventeenth century. Brook uses stories and anecdotes to illuminate historical trends with grace and skill. For those interested in Chinese history, and for comparative historians, this is a very useful book.
-- Peter Ditmanson, University of Oxford
Brook has given a readers a fast-paced, intriguing account of the Yuan and Ming dynasties that will be read and enjoyed for many years to come.
-- David D. Buck Canadian Journal of History
Brook's ecological approach to China is both original and timely: for also China's rulers of today are faced with widespread social tension deriving from environmental calamity and natural catastrophe.
-- Tjalling Halbertsma Journal of Asian History
One of those rare works that appeal to both academic and general readers. Its readable prose and intriguing storytelling, coupled with the emphasis on total history, make it more accessible to students at different levels... The Troubled Empire is an outstanding macro study of the Yuan-Ming dynasties by a leading authority on Chinese history.
-- Wensheng Wang Journal of World History