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The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were searching not just for new lands but also for new trade routes to the Far East. In this book, Timothy Brook eloquently narrates the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of the Ming (1368-1644), when China was transformed from a closely administered agrarian realm into a place of commercial profits and intense competition for status. The Confusions of Pleasure marks a significant departure from the conventional ways in which Chinese history has been written. Rather than recounting the Ming dynasty in a series of political events and philosophical achievements, it narrates this longue dure in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life. Peppered with stories of real people and their negotiations of a rapidly changing world, this book provides a new way of seeing the Ming dynasty that not only contributes to the scholarly understanding of the period but also provides an entertaining and accessible introduction to Chinese history for anyone.

 

 

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"This is joyful and comprehensive scholarship, full of motion and detail. Timothy Brook encases the fascinating and changeable world of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) in a clear conceptual and chronological framework which any non-specialist can follow. Here are a wealth of Ming people and their problems, along with the very stuff of their world: bricks and bridges; markets, monasteries, and mail; famines and fashion; printing, passion, and portents. This is the first book we have in English that shows the whole shape of Ming life in all its ebullient complexity." (Jonathan Spence)

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Preface

A Ming Chronology

A Genealogy of Ming Emperors

List of Abbreviations

Introduction: Seasons of the Ming (1609) p1

Dramatis Personae p15

Winter: The First Century (1368-1450) p17

A Brick in the Wall p19

The Burden of Communication p30

Ideas into Texts p56

Economy and Exchange p65

The Distance between Rich and Poor p79

Spring: The Middle Century (1450-1550) p86

The Center Recedes p87

State and Market p101

Commerce p112

Commerce and Culture p124

The Zhengde Decay p139

Summer: The Last Century (1550-1644) p153

The God of Copper Cash p154

Travels and Letters p173

Consumption and Production p190

Trade p204

Fashion p218

Fall: The Lord of Silver (1642-1644) p238

The Fall of the Ming p240

Last Glimpses p253

Notes p263

Bibliography p295

Glossary and Index p313