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1587, A Year of No Significance: The Ming Dyansty in Decline
Ray Huang
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In 1587, the Year of the Pig, nothing very special happened in China. Yet in the seemingly unspectacular events of this ordinary year, Ray Huang finds exemplified the roots of China's perennial inability to adapt to change. Through fascinating accounts of the lives of seven prominent officials, he fashions a remarkably vivid portrayal of the court and the ruling class of late imperial China. In revealing the subtle but inexorable forces that brought about the paralysis and final collapse of the Ming dynasty, Huang offers the reader perspective into the problems China has faced through the centuries.
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Cover Page
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Title Page
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Copyright Page
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Dedication
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Contents
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List of Illustrations
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Acknowledgments
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Foreword
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1 The Wan-li Emperor
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2 Shen Shih-hsing, First Grand-Secretary
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3 A World without Chang Chü-cheng
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4 The Living Ancestor
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5 Hai Jui, the Eccentric Model Official
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6 Ch'i Chi-kuang, the Lonely General
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7 Li Chih, a Divided Conscience
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Appendix A: Audience on February 5,1590
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Appendix B: Audience on August 25,1590
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Notes
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Bibliography
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Index
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Published: 1982
Publisher: Yale University Press
- 9780300163537 (ebook)