The Art of Being Governed: Everyday Politics in Late Imperial China
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The Art of Being Governed: Everyday Politics in Late Imperial China
By (Author) Michael Szonyi
Princeton University Press
Princeton University Press
5th February 2018
United States
Classifications
Tertiary Education
Non Fiction
951.026
Physical Properties
Hardback
328
Width 152mm, Height 235mm
624g
Description
An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) deal with the demands of the state In The Art of Being Governed, Michael Szonyi explores the myriad ways that families fulfilled their obligations to provide a soldier to the a
Reviews
"One of Choice Reviews' Outstanding Academic Titles of 2018"
"The Art of Being Governed will best be appreciated by an academic readership interested in Chinese and comparative history. The scholarship is deep and wide, the argumentation is convincing, and the writing clear and readily understood."---John W. Dardess, Canadian Journal of History
Author Bio
Michael Szonyi is professor of Chinese history and director of the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University. His books include Practicing Kinship: Lineage and Descent in Late Imperial China and Cold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line.
