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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 : ill. (some col.), map, music ; 24 cm. - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301 . - Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301. .

"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.

ISBN: 9780674028234 (alk. paper) 0674028236 (alk. paper)

LCCN: 2008009022

Subjects--Personal Names:
Ming Familie --Kongressbericht.

Subjects--Chronological Terms:
Ming-Zeit (Epoche)
Geschichte 1400-1500
Geschichte 1500-1600
Geschichte 1600-1650

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Hof--(Hofleben)--China--Geschichte Mittelalter--Kongressbericht.
Hof--(Hofleben)--China--Geschichte Neuzeit--Kongressbericht.
Hof.
Höfische Kultur.
Mingdynastie.
Hof.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
China--Court and courtiers--Congresses.
China.
China.

LC Class. No.: DS753.2 / .C85 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 951/.026