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Shrines to living men in the Ming political cosmos / Sarah Schneewind.

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Schneewind, Sarah, author.
Series:
Harvard-Yenching Institute monograph series ; 115.
Harvard-Yenching Institute Monograph Series ; 115
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Public opinion--China.
Public opinion.
China--Social conditions--960-1644.
China.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (1 v. xviii-360 p.) : illustrations ;
Edition:
1st ed.
Place of Publication:
Cambridge, Massachusetts ; London : Harvard University Asia Center, [2018]
Summary:
"Explores premortem shrine theory to illuminate Ming politics, including the Donglin Party's battle with eunuch dictator Wei Zhongxian and Gu Yanwu's theories. Argues that because elites often served their own interests, shrine rhetoric stressed the role of commoners, which allowed for the expansion of public opinion in late imperial China"--Provided by publisher.
Contents:
Part I. An ordinary institution: Parentalism
Worship
Part II. Political work: From flattery to participation
Commoners
Part III. A political investment
Complications
The minor mandate.
Notes:
Bibliogr. p. 303-342. Index.
Description based on print version record.
ISBN:
1-68417-099-0
OCLC:
1153485578
Publisher Number:
10.1163/9781684170999 DOI

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