Four seasons : a Ming emperor and his grand secretaries in sixteenth-century China

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Title:

Four seasons : a Ming emperor and his grand secretaries in sixteenth-century China

Ming emperor and his grand secretaries in sixteenth-century China.

4 seasons : a Ming emperor and his grand secretaries in 16th-century China.

Author:

Dardess, John W., 1937- author.

ISBN:

9781442265585

9781442265592

Personal Author:

Dardess, John W., 1937- author.

Publication Information:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield, c2016.

Physical Description:

v, 287 pages ; 24 cm.

Contents:

A young emperor shows his teeth -- Spring: Grand SecretaryZhang Fujing -- Summer: Grand Secretary Xia Yan -- Autumn:Grand Secretary Yan Song -- Winter: Grand Secretary Xu Jie-- Cast of principal characters -- Timeline.

Abstract:

"Richly researched and engagingly written, this important history of imperial China shows in fascinating detail how Emperor Jiajing and his grand secretaries governed. Drawing on a treasure trove of the grand secretaries' personal writings, John W. Dardess's narrative brings to life the inner workings of the largest polity on the face of the earth"--Provided by publisher.

Personal Subject:

Ming Shizong, Emperor of China, 1507-1567-Friends and associates.

Ming Shizong, Emperor of China, 1507-1567-Political andsocial views.

Ming Shizong, Emperor of China, 1507-1567.

Subject Term:

Political leadership -- China -- History -- 16th century.

Public officers -- Biography.

Geographic Term:

China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.

China -- Kings and rulers -- Biography.

China -- Officials and employees -- Biography.

China -- Politics and government -- 1368-1644.