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The Chinese Empire in Local Society: Ming Military Institutions and Their Legacies

By Michael Szonyi (Editor), Joel Wing-Lun (Translator), Shiyu Zhao (Editor)
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By Michael Szonyi (Editor), Joel Wing-Lun (Translator), Shiyu Zhao (Editor)
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This book explores the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) military, its impact on local society, and its many legacies for Chinese society. It is based on extensive original research by scholars using the methodology of historical anthropology, an approach that has transformed the study of Chinese history by approaching the subject from the bottom up.

Its nine chapters, each based on a different region of China, examine the nature of Ming military institutions and their interaction with local social ...

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