State versus Gentry in Late Ming Dynasty China, 1572–1644
Author | : H. Miller |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 230 |
Release | : 2008-12-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780230617872 |
ISBN-13 | : 0230617875 |
Rating | : 4/5 (875 Downloads) |
Download or read book State versus Gentry in Late Ming Dynasty China, 1572–1644 written by H. Miller and published by Springer. This book was released on 2008-12-22 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book looks at the bitter factionalism in the last days of China's Ming Dynasty as an ideological struggle between scholar-officials who believed that sovereignty resided in the imperial state and those who believed that it resided with the learned gentry.