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The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Timothy Brook
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Paperback. The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire - a millennium and a half in the making - was suddenly thrust under foreign occupation. This title explores what happened to China between these two dramatic invasions. Series: History of Imperial China. Num Pages: 336 pages, 18 halftones, 7 maps, 3 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 3H; 3JB; 3JD; HBJF; HBLC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 157 x 235 x 23. Weight in Grams: 394.
The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire-a millennium and a half in the making-was suddenly thrust under foreign occupation. What China had been before its reunification as the Yuan dynasty in 1279 was no longer what it would be in the future. Four centuries later, another wave of steppe invaders would replace the Ming dynasty with yet another foreign occupation. The Troubled Empire explores what happened to China between these two dramatic invasions. If anything defined the complex dynamics of this period, it was changes in the weather. Asia, like Europe, ... Read more
The Mongol takeover in the 1270s changed the course of Chinese history. The Confucian empire-a millennium and a half in the making-was suddenly thrust under foreign occupation. What China had been before its reunification as the Yuan dynasty in 1279 was no longer what it would be in the future. Four centuries later, another wave of steppe invaders would replace the Ming dynasty with yet another foreign occupation. The Troubled Empire explores what happened to China between these two dramatic invasions. If anything defined the complex dynamics of this period, it was changes in the weather. Asia, like Europe, ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Harvard University Press United States
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2013
Series
History of Imperial China
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780674072534
SKU
V9780674072534
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About Timothy Brook
Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia. Timothy Brook is Professor of History and Republic of China Chair at the University of British Columbia.
Reviews for The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
Brook has given a readers a fast-paced, intriguing account of the Yuan and Ming dynasties that will be read and enjoyed for many years to come.
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David D. Buck Canadian Journal of History 20110801 Brook's ecological approach to China is both original and timely: for also China's rulers of today are faced with widespread social tension deriving from environmental ... Read more