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The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series)

Michael Szonyi

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Description:This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of historical anthropology, an approach that has transformed the study of Chinese history by approaching the subject from the bottom up.Its nine chapters, each based on a different region of China, examine the nature of Ming military institutions and how they interacted with local social life over time. Several chapters consider the distinctive role of imperial institutions in frontier areas and how they interacted with and affected non-Han ethnic groups and ethnic identity. Others discuss the long-term legacy of Ming military institutions, especially across the dynastic divide from Ming to Qing (1644-1912) and the implications of this for understanding more fully the nature of the Qing rule.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series). To get started finding The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of historical anthropology, an approach that has transformed the study of Chinese history by approaching the subject from the bottom up.Its nine chapters, each based on a different region of China, examine the nature of Ming military institutions and how they interacted with local social life over time. Several chapters consider the distinctive role of imperial institutions in frontier areas and how they interacted with and affected non-Han ethnic groups and ethnic identity. Others discuss the long-term legacy of Ming military institutions, especially across the dynastic divide from Ming to Qing (1644-1912) and the implications of this for understanding more fully the nature of the Qing rule.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series). To get started finding The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies (The Historical Anthropology of Chinese Society Series), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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