TY - BOOK AU - Robinson,David M. TI - Culture, courtiers, and competition: the Ming court (1368-1644) SN - 9780674028234 (alk. paper) PY - 2008/// CY - Cambridge, Mass. PB - Published by the Harvard University Asia Center, Distributed by Harvard University Press KW - History -- Ming -- Court and Courtiers N1 - "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 UR - http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0812/2008009022.html ER -