The Chinese state in Ming society

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The Chinese state in Ming society

Timothy Brook

(Critical Asian scholarship)

RoutledgeCurzon, 2005

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  • : hbk

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Includes bibliographical references (p. [223]-242) and index

Contents of Works

  • The spatial organization of subcounty administration
  • The gazetteer cartography of Ye Chunji
  • Taxing polders on the Yangzi Delta
  • Growing rice in North Zhili
  • Building school libraries in the mid-Ming
  • State censorship and the book trade
  • At the margin of public authority : the Ming state and Buddhism
  • Buddhism in the Chinese constitution : recording monasteries in North Zhili

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Description

The Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period of commercial expansion and cultural innovation, fashioned the relationship between state and society in Chinese history. This unique collection of reworked and heavily illustrated essays, by one of the leading scholars of Chinese history, re-examines this relationship. It argues that, contrary to previous scholarship, it was radical responses within society that led to a 'constitution', not periods of fluctuation within the dynasty itself. Brook's outstanding scholarship demonstrates that it was changes in commercial relations and social networks that were actually responsible for the development of a stable society. This imaginative reconsidering of existing scholarship on the history of China will be fascinating reading for scholars and students interested in China's development.

Table of Contents

Introduction: A Grave in Nanchang A Note on Sources Part 1: Surveys 1. The Spatial Organization of Subcounty Administration 2. The Gazetteer Cartography of Ye Chunji Part 2: Fields 3. Taxing Polders on the Yangzi Delta 4. Growing Rice in North Zhili Part 3: Books 5. Building School Libraries in the Mid-Ming 6. State Censorship and the Book Trade Part 4: Monasteries 7. At the Margin of Public Authority: The Ming State and Buddhism 8. Buddhism in the Chinese Constitution: Recording Monasteries in North Zhili Epilogue: States of the field

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