A political life in Ming China : a grand secretary and his times / John W. Dardess.

This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring how the most powerful man in mid-sixteenth-century China steered the empire through the worst crises it had ever faced. Distinguished scholar John W. Dardess traces how Chief Grand Secretary Xu Jie rose to power an...

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Main Author: Dardess, John W., 1937-2020
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., [2013]
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