Bandits, eunuchs, and the son of heaven : rebellion and the economy of violence in mid-Ming China /

"On a spring afternoon in 1509, a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbidden City and in the presence of the Son of Heaven himself. This bizarre meeting was the doing of the eunuch Zhang Zhong, the emperor's personal servant and companion. I...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Robinson, David M., 1965- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Honolulu : University of Hawai'i Press, ©2001.
Subjects:
960-1644
Insurgency > China.
Révoltes > Chine.
HISTORY.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Insurgency.
Politics and government.
Social conditions.
Banditisme.
Geweld.
Ming-dynastie.
China > Politics and government > 1368-1644.
China > Social conditions > 960-1644.
Chine > Politique et gouvernement > 1368-1644.
Chine > Conditions sociales > 960-1644.
China.
Peking.
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