More Than the Great Wall
The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368–1644
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Product details:
- Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)
- Date of Publication 8 August 2022
- Number of Volumes Paperback
- ISBN 9781538159026
- Binding Paperback
- No. of pages572 pages
- Size 229.62x151.38x28.956 mm
- Weight 758 g
- Language English
- Illustrations 1 maps; Illustrations, unspecified 277
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Long description:
This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China's pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern frontier. Drawing on a wealth of original sources, John Dardess vividly portrays how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions in real time as they worked to defend their country. Despite common perceptions of the central role of the so-called Great Wall of China, Dardess convincingly shows that the wall was but a minor piece in a much bigger effort to battle Tatar looting. Dardess immerses readers in the day-to-day world of the Ming as he explores the question of how leaders kept their country safe over the 276 years the dynasty ruled.
MoreTable of Contents:
Introduction
1 Laying the Foundations: Taizu, r. 1368-98
2 Defensive Buildup, Offensive Thrust: Yongle, r. 1403-24
3 A Zenith of Peace? Xuande, r. 1426-35
4 Troubles Mount: Zhengtong, r. 1436-49
5 Emperor in Captivity: Zhengtong, r. 1449-50
6 Recuperation: Jingtai, r. 1450-57 183
7 A Surge in Violence: Tianshun, r. 1457-64
8 No Respite: Chenghua, r. 1465-87
9 The Stresses Intensify: Hongzhi, r. 1487-1505
10 A Warrior Emperor: Zhengde, r. 1505-21
11 Fortress China: Jiajing, r. 1521-67
12 Peace Dawns! Longqing, r. 1567-72
13 First Peace, Then Militancy: Wanli, r. 1572-1620
14 The Last Frontier: Liaodong, r. 1573-1627
Cast of Principal Characters
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Key Sources
About the Author
