Culture, courtiers, and competition : the Ming court (1368-1644) / edited by David M. Robinson.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Robinson, David M., 1965-

Series:

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301.

Harvard East Asian monographs ; 301

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts and courtiers.

China--Court and courtiers--Congresses.

China.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

xii, 432 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color), map, music ; 24 cm.

Other Title:

Ming court (1368-1644)

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, Mass. : Published by the Harvard University Asia Center : Distributed by Harvard University Press, 2008.

Contents:

Introduction / David M. Robinson

The Ming Court / David M. Robinson

Bestowing the double-edged sword: Wanli as supreme military commander / Kenneth M. Swope

The Eunuch Agency Directorate of Ceremonial and the Ming Imperial Publishing Enterprise / Scarlett Jang

The Jiajing emperor's interaction with his lecturers / Hung-lam Chu

Didactic picturebooks for Late Ming emperors and princes / Julia K. Murray

Imperial agency in Ming music culture / Joseph S.C. Lam

Tibetan Buddhism and the creation of the Ming imperial image / Dora C.Y. Ching

The Ming court and the legacy of the Yuan Mongols / David M. Robinson.

Notes:

"The essays in this volume were first presented at the Ming Court Culture conference, held at Princeton University on June 12-13, 2003"--P. [v].

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780674028234

0674028236

OCLC:

212376270