TY - BOOK AU - Chan,Albert TI - The glory and fall of the Ming dynasty SN - 0806117419 AV - DS753 .C4825 1982 U1 - 951/.026 19 PY - 1982/// CY - Norman PB - University of Oklahoma Press KW - Geschichte (1368-1644) KW - swd KW - Mingdynastie KW - Geschichte KW - Ming (Familie) KW - China KW - History KW - Ming dynasty, 1368-1644 N1 - Includes index; Bibliography: p. 403-414; The Ming empire in ascendancy : The conquest of an empire ; Government ; The army ; The people ; Culture and religion ; Economics -- The Ming empire in decline : Government ; The army ; Economics I ; Economics II ; Ethics and religion ; End of a great empire ; After the fall of Peking -- Conclusion : greatness and weakness of the Ming Dynasty -- Appendix : the influence of the Shui-hu Chuan on contemporary thought ER -