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

Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Series: Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301Publication details: Cambridge, Mass. Published by the Harvard University Asia Center Distributed by Harvard University Press 2008Description: xii, 432 p., [16] p. of platesISBN:
  • 9780674028234 (alk. paper)
  • 0674028236 (alk. paper)
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  • Ming court (1368-1644)
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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.
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"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].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

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