Culture, courtiers, and competition  the Ming court (1368-1644) 
 Ming court (1368-1644) 
edited by David M. Robinson 
 - Cambridge, Mass.  Published by the Harvard University Asia Center  Distributed by Harvard University Press  2008 
 - xii, 432 p., [16] p. of plates 
 - Harvard East Asian monographs ;  301 .
<br/><br/> "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]. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780674028234 (alk. paper) 0674028236 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History -- Ming -- Court and Courtiers