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ISBN: 9780231038331 - Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 (v.1 & 2)  Enlarge Bookmark and Share

Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644 (v.1 & 2)

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L.Carrington Goodrich, Chaoying Fang
L.Carrington Goodrich, Chaoying Fang

ISBN: 9780231038331
Format: Hardback
Publisher:Columbia University Press


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Based largely upon original Ming documents, the Dictionary explores the lives of nearly 650 representative figures, both Chinese and foreign, who influenced the course of almost three hundred years of Chinese history. The articles span all classes, professions, and fields of endeavor, from emperors to artists, soldiers to missionaries, concubines, physicians, and pirates.

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Based largely upon original Ming documents, the Dictionary explores the lives of nearly 650 representative figures, both Chinese and foreign, who influenced the course of almost three hundred years of Chinese history. The articles span all classes, professions, and fields of endeavor, from emperors to artists, soldiers to missionaries, concubines, physicians, and pirates.
 
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