This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one o...

Richly researched and engagingly written, this important history of imperial China sh...

This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring...

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how Ming China’s emperors, officials...

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of Cal...

John Dardess has selected a region of great political and intellectual importance, but one which ...

This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most imp...

This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most imp...

This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring how the mos...

Richly researched and engagingly written, this important history of imperial China shows in fasci...

Richly researched and engagingly written, this important history of imperial China shows in fasci...

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China's pursuit of nat...