Research Catalog

Title

Culture, courtiers, and competition : the Ming court (1368-1644) / edited by David M. Robinson.

Publication

Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.

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Additional Authors

Robinson, David M., 1965-

Description

xii, 432 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.), map, music; 24 cm.

Series Statement

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301

Alternative Title

Ming court (1368-1644)

Subject

• China > Court and courtiers > Congresses

Note

• "The essays in this volume were first presented at the Ming Court Culture conference, held at Princeton University on June 12-13, 2003"--P. [v].

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents

Introduction / David M. Robinson -- The Ming Court / David M. Robinson -- Bestowing the double-edged sword : Wanli as supreme military commander / Kenneth M. Swope -- The Eunuch Agency Directorate of Ceremonial and the Ming Imperial Publishing Enterprise / Scarlett Jang -- The Jiajing emperor's interaction with his lecturers / Hung-lam Chu -- Didactic picturebooks for Late Ming emperors and princes / Julia K. Murray -- Imperial agency in Ming music culture / Joseph S.C. Lam -- Tibetan Buddhism and the creation of the Ming imperial image / Dora C.Y. Ching -- The Ming court and the legacy of the Yuan Mongols / David M. Robinson.

Call Number

*OVO 08-7465

ISBN

• 9780674028234 (alk. paper)
• 0674028236 (alk. paper)

LCCN

2008009022

OCLC

212376270

Title

Culture, courtiers, and competition : the Ming court (1368-1644) / edited by David M. Robinson.

Imprint

Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.

Series

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301

Bibliography

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Added Author

Robinson, David M., 1965-

Research Call Number

*OVO 08-7465