书目

The Ming World：Routledge Worlds

内容简介

TheMingWorlddrawstogetherscholarsfromallovertheworldtobringChina’sMingDynasty(1368-1662)tolife,exploringrecentscholarlytrendsandacademicdebatesthathighlightthedynamismoftheMinganditskeyplaceintheearlymodernworld.ThebookisdesignedtoreplicatethestructureofpopularMing-eraunofficialhistoriesthatgatheredinformationandgossipfromawidevarietyoffieldsanddisciplines.Engagingwithabroadarrayofprimaryandsecondarysources,theauthorsbuilduponearlierscholarshipwhileextendingthefieldtoembracenewtheories,methodologies,andinterpretiveframeworks.Itisdividedintofivethematicallylinkedsections:Institutions,Ideas,Identities,Individuals,andInteractions.Uniqueinitsbreadthandscope,TheMingWorldisessentialreadingforscholarsandpostgraduatesofearlymodernChina,thehistoryofEastAsiaandanyoneinterestedingainingabroaderpictureofthecolorfulMingworldanditsinhabitants.

作者简介

KennethM.SwopeisProfessorofHistoryandSeniorFellowoftheDaleCenterfortheStudyofWar&SocietyattheUniversityofSouthernMississippi.HeisalsoaboardmemberoftheChineseMilitaryHistorySocietyandthebookrevieweditorforTheJournalofChineseMilitaryHistory.HispublicationsincludeADragon’sHeadandaSerpent’sTail:MingChinaandtheFirstGreatEastAsianWar,1592-1598;TheMilitaryCollapseofChina’sMingDynasty,1618-1644;OntheTrailoftheYellowTiger:War,TraumaandSocialDislocationinSouthwestChinaDuringtheMing-QingTransition.

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