Tsai, Shih-shan Henry. <br/><br/>
Perpetual happiness :  the Ming emperor Yongle / 
Shih-shan Henry Tsai. 
 - Seattle :  University of Washington Press,  c2001. 
 - xv, 270 p. [8] p. of plates :  maps ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 245-256) and index. 
<br/><br/> A day in the life of Yongle's Court: February 23, 1423 --  The formative years, 1360-1382 --  The years of waiting, 1382-1398 --  The years of successional struggle, 1398-1402 --  The years of reconstruction: government and politics, 1402-1420 --  The years of rehabilitation: society and economy, 1402-1421 --  The Emperor of Culture --  Yongle and the Mongols --  The price of glory. 
<br/><br/> "Perpetual Happiness will captivate all who enjoy historical biography, and will be of interest to specialists in history and Asian studies."--BOOK JACKET. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0295981091 (alk. paper) 9780295981093 (alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>00052771  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Ming Chengzu, Emperor of China,  1360-1424. <br/>Ming Chengzu (China, Kaiser)
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Geographic Terms: </label><br/>China--Kings and rulers--Biography.<br/>China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS753.6.M43  / T75 2001 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951/.026/092  B