A selection of 7 papers, early drafts of which were originally presented at the Research Conference on Ming Government held in 1965 at the University of Illinois under the sponsorship of the Committee on Studies of Chinese Civilization of the American Council of Learned Societies and the Ming Biographical History Project Committee of the Association for Asian Studies.

Part 1. Space -- The spatial organization of subcounty administration -- The gazetteer cartography of Ye Chunji -- Part 2. Fields -- Taxing polders on the Yangzi Delta -- Growing rice in North Zhili -- Part 3. Books -- Building school libraries in the mid-Ming -- State censorship and the book trade -- Part 4. Monasteries -- At the margin of public authority: the Ming state and Buddhism -- Buddhism in the Chinese constitution: recording monasteries in North Zhili.

"The Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period of commercial expansion and cultural innovation, fashioned the relationship between the present-day state and society in China. In this unique collection of reworked and illustrated essays, one of the leading scholars of Chinese history re-examines this relationship and argues that, contrary to previous scholarship, which emphasized the heavy hand of the state, it was radical responses within society to changes in commercial relations and social networks that led to a stable but dynamic "constitution" during the Ming dynasty."--OCLC record.

See Table of Contents.
Local access only [Brook-Ming Chinese State.pdf]

Contents: Quan Wu jilüe 全吳紀略 / Yang Tingshu 楊廷樞 -- Dongyang bingbian 東陽兵變 / Yiming 佚名 -- Chongzhen changbian 崇禎長編 / Yiming 佚名 -- Beishi jilüe 北使紀略 / Chen Hongfan 陳洪範 – Qing linxie 青燐屑 / Ying Xichen 應喜臣 -- Zhedong jilüe 浙東紀略 / Xu Fanglie 徐芳烈 -- Gengyin shi'an shilüe 庚寅始安事略 / Qu Yuanxi 瞿元錫 – Yeshilu 也是錄 / Deng Kai 鄧凱 – Qiuyelu 求野錄 / Deng Kai 鄧凱 -- Yongli jinian 永歷紀年 / Huang Zongxi 黄宗羲 -- Mingwang shulüe 明亡述略 / Yiming 佚名.
民國29 [1940].

The confusions of pleasure : commerce and culture in Ming China / Timothy Brook.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index.
"First paperback printing 1999"
See Contributor biographical information.

The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were searching not just for new lands but also for new trade routes to the Far East. In this book, Timothy Brook eloquently narrates the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of the Ming (1368-1644), when China was transformed from a closely administered agrarian realm into a place of commercial profits and intense competition for status.

The Confusions of Pleasure marks a significant departure from the conventional ways in which Chinese history has been written. Rather than recounting the Ming dynasty in a series of political events and philosophical achievements, it narrates this longue duree in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life. Peppered with stories of real people and their negotiations of a rapidly changing world, this book provides a new way of seeing the Ming dynasty that not only contributes to the scholarly understanding of the period but also provides an entertaining and accessible introduction to Chinese history for anyone. --Publisher description.

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Physical books: copy 1 Stacks, copy 2 ASCC

Keywords and terms: righteous war ; on violence, on "not fighting and subduing the enemy" ; hypotheses about Ming strategic decision making, Bingshu 兵書, Ming security problems along the northern border ; Seven Military Classics (Wujing 武經) Sunzi 孫子, Wuzi bingfa 武子兵法 ; Sima fa 司馬法 ; Wei Liaozi 尉繚子, Taigong liutao 太公六韜, Huangshigong sanlue 黃石公三略, Tang Taizong Li Wei Gong wendui 唐太宗李韋公問 對 ; Ming statecraft, wall-building, Fan Ji 范濟, Yu Qian 于謙, Wang Shu 王恕, Wang Shouren (Yangming) 王守仁 (陽明), Yang Yiqing 楊一清, Wang Qiong 王瓊, Zeng Xian 曾銑, Weng Wanda 翁萬達, Yang Jisheng 楊繼盛, Wang Chonggu 王崇古 ; Mongol strategems and tactics.
Glossary of Chinese military terms used to describe legitimate actions directed at an enemy, p. 270-273.

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.

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Timeline of Dynasties -- Ch. 1. Background: The Great Ming, 1368-1644 -- Ch. 2. Geishas -- Ch. 3. Grannies -- Ch. 4. Warriors and Mystics -- Ch. 5. Predators -- Ch. 6. Recluses and Malcontents -- Ch. 7. Conclusion.

Contents: Baoding Cheng shoujilüe 保定城守紀略 / Dai Mingshi zhuan 戴名世撰 -- Yulin Cheng shoujilüe 榆林城守紀略 / Dai Mingshi zhuan 戴名世撰 -- Yiyou Yangzhou Cheng shoujilüe 乙酉揚州城守紀略 / Dai Mingshi zhuan 戴名世撰 -- Jiangyin Cheng shouji 江陰城守紀 / Han Tan zhuan 韓菼撰 -- Jiangyin Cheng shouhouji 江陰城守後紀 / Xu Chongxi zhuan 許重熙撰 -- Jiangshang yiwen 江上遺聞 / Shen Tao zhuan 沈濤撰 -- Jiangbian jilüe 江變紀略 / Xu Shipu zhuan 徐世溥撰 -- Yangzhou bianlüe 揚州變略 / Yiming zhuan 佚名撰 -- Huaicheng jishi 淮城紀事 / Yiming zhuan 佚名撰 -- Dongnan jishi 東南紀事 / Shao Tingcai zhuan 邵廷宷撰 -- Jiangnan wenjianlu 江南聞見錄 / Yiming zhuan 佚名撰 -- Dongjiang shimo 東江始末 / Bo Qizong zhuan 柏起宗撰.
民國29 [1940].

Kuo-ch'üeh [Guoque] 國榷 (about 1653) ... by Tan Qian 談遷著 (1594-January 1658), a Ming loyalist, from Haining 海寧, Zhejiang ....(see entry for Huang Zongxi's date reference). "Probably the most important work of the annalistic pattern on the whole Ming period from 1328 to 1645. The last twenty-five years are dealt with more extensively, taking up more than one-sixth of the whole work. The first draft was stolen from the author by robbers in 1647; the new text was completed about 1635 and transmitted in a number of more or less varying and incomplete manuscript copies. A new edition [this ed.] based on the collation of several different manuscript-copies has been prepared by Zhang Zongxiang 張宗祥, divided into 104 juan and four introductory juan ... and published in six volumes in 1958 ...". Cf. Franke, W. Introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 38.

"Guoque 國榷 (Evaluation of the work of our dynasty), Tan Qian 談遷著 (1594-1658). Useful for basic chronology. Also in some cases it has a clearer account than in the Mingshi, especially of Ming relations with the Jianzhou 建州 Jurchen." Cf. Wilkinson, Chinese history, a manual, p. 881.

The first part of this article investigates the private traders along the Zhejiang coast and the Portuguese settlements in Ningbo. 1. The private traders in Ningbo and the arrival of the foreign merchants. Before Teng Lao escaped from prison and went down to the coast in the 5th year of Jiajing, Lu Huangszu was already in Shuang-yu-kang, therefore I presume that after the expulsion from Tamao, the Portuguese went to Ningbo. Since the early private traders like Chin Tzu-lao and Li Kuangt'ou were Fujianese, those who guided the Portuguese to Ningbo were probably also Fujianese. 2. The private trader in Shuang-yu-kang and the Hsu brothers. In the 19th year of Jiajing, Xu Er and others persueded the Fo Lang Chi (Portuguese) to come to the Zhejiang coast for trade. Here we make an account about the general condition of the trade and clear up the history of Hsu brothers beginning from their stay in Shuang-yu-kang till the arise of the disturbance. 3. The rage of the private traders and its origin. In the 24-25th year of Jiajing, the Xu brothers became bankrupt and ran away from their former place and invaded Zhejiang and Fujian, then from private traders they gradually became pirates. The historical sweep of Shuang-yu-kang. From Chu Wan's account of his military success we may trace the development and the consequence of his attack on the pirates' den in the 27th year of Jiajing. 5. The so-called Liampoo settlements as narrated by F. Mendes Pinto. In accord with the geographical and historical facts we review the account of Peregrenacao and we conclude that the settlement was Shuang-yu-kang and Liampoo city was Kuo-chu. 6. The situation of the Portuguese settlements. The account of Mendez Pinto concerning the housing, population, institution, organization and economic situation confirmed the account of Chu Wan. 7. The destruction of the Portuguese settlements.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Activities of Wang Zhi (王直) in the Sino-Japanese private market. 1. Wang Chih before the arrival in Japan. From the Jipen ichen and other sources it can be presumed that Wang was an educated man, and that during his youth he struggled against poverty, and later he went to the sea coast. 2. How Wang induced the Japanese traders to go to China. In 1545, when the Japanese delegate Juko was going back to Japan, Wang accompanied him and tried to induce Japanese traders to go to the Zhejiang coast. Probably during this trip he reached Goto and from there sailed back to Lequios. The story of “Wu Feng” (五峰) found in the Teppo Ki might be a development of this trip. 3. Wang's activities prior to his becoming a ruler. In 1547 Wang established his headquarters in Goto, and travelled between Ningbo and Goto, developing trade. He soon became a big ship-owner. In 1549 he took up arms and defeated the local pirates. Therefore he was permitted to continue his private trade. Later he was stationed at Li Kang, and in 1551 defeated the Ch'en Szu-p'an pirate, and became a sea coast ruler. 4. The frame of Li-Kang and its destruction. In Li Kang, Wang made himself the King of Ching Hai. The people and traders recognized him and obeyed him. Later, a Wang Shu became the Provincial Commander-in-chief and expelled Wang Zhi, who fled to Hirado, Japan, in 1553. 5. Wang's life and business in Japan. Wang settled his men in Goto, but he himself stayed in Hirado and made himself the King of Huei (徽王) dominating the private traders. 6. The Great Japanese pirates and the death of Wang Zhi. Although Wang was an ambitious trader, he constantly opposed the pirates. No record is found which might indicate his conspiracy with the Japanese pirates. Therefore, when Chao Wenhua and Hu Tsung-hsien the sent Chinese delegates to Japan calling Wang back, Wang conceded without any hesitation. But because of misunderstandings, Wang was accused of being a pirate and was beheaded...." --OCLC record.

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Jianguoji 監國紀 -- 附錄一 (原附) -- Beizheng jilüe shi chenbixue 北征紀略使臣碧血 -- 附錄二 (新附) -- Huangming Jianguo Luwang kuangzhi faxian Huangming Jianguo Luwang muji 皇明監國魯王壙誌發現皇明監國魯王墓記 (摘錄) / Liu Zhanyan 劉占炎 -- Ba Jinmen xin fajian Huangming Jianguo Luwang kuangzhi 跋金門新發見皇明監國魯王壙誌 / Hu Shi 胡適.

Title: Jianguoji 監國紀.
Title: Beizheng jilüe shi chenbixue 北征紀略使臣碧血.
Title: Huangming Jianguo Luwang kuangzhi faxian Huangming Jianguo Luwang muji 皇明監國魯王壙誌發現皇明監國魯王墓記.
民國50 [1961].

Matteo Ricci : a Jesuit in the Ming Court / Michela Fontana.
Translation of: Matteo Ricci : un gesuita alla corte dei Ming / Michela Fontana. -- Milano : Mondadori, c2005.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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A study of the Ming Shih Lu 明史錄 / S. Mano 間野潛龍 -- The mechanics of the Northern Defense System under the Ming / J. Tamura 田村實造 -- Development of the K'ai Chung Law (Kaizhongfa 開中法) / T. Terada 寺田隆信 -- Study of the Dayan Khan / J. Hagiwara 萩原淳平 -- Inquiry into the social structure of the Chien-chou (Jianzhou Nüzhen shehui 建州女真社會) Jurchens in Ming times / Y. Kawachi 河內良弘 -- A study of the Mukun-Tatan system / T. Mitamura 三田次村泰助 -- The Tibetan situation from the late Yuan to early Ming (Yuanmo Mingchu 元末明初) / H. Sato 佐藤長 -- A study of the Ch'i Chü Chu (Qijuzhu 起居注) of the last three Ming reigns / S. Imanishi 今西春秋.

Ming : 50 years that changed China : the BP exhibition [London, British Museum, 18 September 2014 to 5 January 2015] / edited by Craig Clunas and Jessica Harrison-Hall

1. A second founding: Ming China 1400-1450 / Craig Clunas -- 2. Courts: palaces, people and objects / Jessica Harrison-Hall -- 3. Wu: the arts of war / David Robinson -- 4. Wen: the arts of peace / Craig Clunas -- Beliefs: miracles and salvation / Marsha Haufler -- Commerce: the Ming in the world / Timothy Brook.

"Published to accompany a major exhibition at the British Museum and drawing on the latest research, this magnificent book explores the extraordinary history of early Ming China: the fabulous imperial courts, the military and cultural achievements, the complex belief systems, and diplomatic and trading missions. Over 2500 objects from museums across China and the rest of the world are illustrated here, including spectacular recent archaeological discoveries and some of the most beautiful works of art ever made"--Cover flap.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents: Introduction -- The transition from Yuan to Ming. Deterioration of Mongol control ; Rebellions of the 1350s and 1360s ; The rise of Chu Yuan-chang ; Expulsion of the Mongols -- Organizing the new dynasty. Continuing military operations ; Creation of the Ming government ; T'ai-tsu's administrative policies, personnel, domestic administration, foreign relations and defense ; The quality of T'ai-tsu's reign -- T'ai-tsu's legacy: the mature Ming autocracy. Dynastic disruption and restoration ; Limited decentralization of authority ; Eunuch power and its abuses ; Imperial power: its limits and effects.

CONTENTS
Preface. Paolo Santangelo. Chinese Printed Illustrations: Additional Notes on Materiality and on Material Authors of the Pipa ji and Xixiang ji Editions of the Ming Dynasty / Michela Bussotti. - Historicizing Ming-Ryukyu Relations: The Politics of Scholarship / Ying-Kit Chan. - From a Singing Bird to a Fighting Bug: Cricket-Fight and the Cultural Rhetorics in Late Imperial China / Hsiung Ping-Chen. - Essay on Giuseppe Maria Kuo’s Journal / Michele Fatica and Maria Letizia Pizzuti. - Intellectual or Emotional Knowledge? Values and Meanings of the Chinese Garden in the Ming Period / Maurizio Paolillo. - Liaozhai zhiyi and Zibuyu, Two Precious Qing Sources on Mentality and Imagery / Paolo Santangelo. - Karmic Retribution and Moral Didacticism in Erotic Fiction from the Late Ming and Early Qing / Wu Cuncun and Stevenson Mark. - Tianfang Dianli: A Chinese Perspective on Islamic Law and its Legal Reasoning / Tontini Roberta. - Praising and Blame: Evaluating Appellations in Song-Ming Historical Writings / Lee Cheuk Yin. - Emotions and Narrative: Depictions of Love in the Yuan Novella Jiao Hong ji and its Abridged Version in the Ming Anthology Qingshi leilüe / Barbara Bisetto. - Emotions in chengyu and other set phrases / Erhard Rosner.

NOTES AND DISCUSSIONS
Notes on Variolation in Japan. Shutō hitsujun ben 種痘必順辨 (Variolation Ensures Gentle Smallpox, 1795) by Ogata Shunsaku 緒方春朔" / Paolo Villani - Korean Reaction to Matteo Ricci and Christianity: A Case of “Defensive Fundamentalism”? / Maurizio Riotto.

BOOK REVIEWS
Struve Lynn, “Dreaming and Self-search during the Ming Collapse: The Xue Xiemeng Biji, 1642-1646”, T’oung Pao 93, 2007, pp. 159-192, and Struve Lynn, “Self-Struggles of a Martyr: Memories, Dreams, and Obsessions in the Extant Diary of Huang Chuyao”, Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 69, 2, 2009, pp. 343-394 / Paolo Santangelo. - Yu Anthony, Comparative Journeys. Essays on Literature and Religion East and West, New York: Columbia University Press, 2010, pp. 408 / Paolo Santangelo.

Ming tongjian 明通鑑 ….History of the Ming dynasty with critical annotations. The introduction covers the time before Hongwu 1, i.e. 1325-1367, and the appendix the time of the Southern Ming from 1644-1664. Written during the Tongzhi period. First printed 1873….” Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p.41, 1.3.11.

Ming tongjian 明通鑑 ….History of the Ming dynasty with critical annotations. The introduction covers the time before Hongwu 1, i.e. 1325-1367, and the appendix the time of the Southern Ming from 1644-1664. Written during the Tongzhi period. First printed 1873….” Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p.41, 1.3.11.

Mingdai chengshi yanjiu 明朝城市研究  /  Han Dacheng zhu  韓大成著.

Table of contents also in English.

Includes bibliographical references.

Shixue congshu 史學叢書 ; 7

Ming-Qing shilunji 明清史論集 : [上下冊] / Li Guangtao zhu 李光濤著.
"Ben shu suoji fan shi’er pian 本書所輯凡五十二篇, nai er nian lai jian yu yiban zazhizhe 乃二年來見於一般雜誌者."
Minguo 民國 60

"Mingshi Folangji zhuan" jianzheng 《明史・佛朗機傳》箋正/ Dai Yixuan zhu 戴裔煊著.
Colophon title also in pinyin: Ming shi Folangji zhuan jianzheng.

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Contents: v. 1. Mingshi bianzuankao 明史編纂考 -- v. 2. Mingshi kaozheng juewei 明史考證抉微 -- v. 3. Mingshi kaozheng luyi 明史考證攟逸 -- v. 4. Mingdai zhengzhi明代政治 -- v. 5. Mingdai dusi zhidu 明代土司制度 -- v. 6. Mingdai bianfang 明代邊防 -- v. 7. Mingdai guoji guanxi 明代國際關係 -- v. 8. Mingdai jingji 明代經濟 -- v. 9. Mingdai guoji maoyi 明代國際貿易 -- v. 10. Mingdai zongjiao 明代宗教.

Minguo 民國 57

I. Pei-lou fong-sou. Les coutumes des esclaves septentrionaux de Siao Ta-heng. II. Remains of Mongol customs in China during the early Ming Period. III. A note on arrows and oaths among the Mongols. IV. Oaths in the Qalqa Jirum. V. The Mongols in China: 1400-1450. VI. Foreigners in the Metropolitan police during the 15th century. VII. Two remarkable women in Mongolia: The Third Lady Erketu Qatun and Dayicing-beyiji.

On the trail of the yellow tiger : war, trauma, and social dislocation in Southwest China during the Ming-Qing transition / Kenneth M. Swope.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Chronology of the Ming-Qing transition -- Zhang Xianzhong and the Ming-Qing transition -- The rise of the yellow tiger -- Establishing the Great Western Kingdom -- Looting heaven's storehouse -- Erasing the shame of banditry -- Allying with the Ming -- A house divided -- The annihilation of the Kuidong -- The rhetoric of catastrophe -- Appendix 1: Defenders, contenders, and pretenders -- Appendix 2: Chinese weights and measures -- Appendix 3: Rebels, rogues, regents, and rascals.

"Examination of the social and demographic effects of the Ming-Qing transition on southwest China and the devastation wrought by the warlord Zhang Xianzhong"--Provided by publisher.

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Peking : temples and city life, 1400-1900 / Susan Naquin.
"Philip E. Lilienthal imprint"
Includes bibliographical references (p. 721-782) and index.

Peking and its temples. Introducing Peking ; Gods and clerics ; Communities and public space -- Ming Peking. A new capital ; Imperial Peking ; Urban communities ; Late Ming associations ; Seeing the sights -- Qing Peking. 1644: partition and transition ; The imperial world ; New divisions ; Reintegration ; The sights of Qing Peking ; Religious associations ; Temples and private purposes ; Temples and public purposes ; In search of Old Peking.

Contributor biographical information ; Table of contents ; Publisher description.

Pingkou zhi 平寇志
12 juan by Guangeshanren 管葛山人….Annalistic record of the rise and fall of various insurgents against the imperial government in the Chongzhen and Shunzhi periods, 1628-1661. Published during the early Kangxi period. Preface by Li Jue 李缺. Prohibited. Cf. W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, 2.9.19 (p.71).

Relação da grande monarquia da China / Álvaro Semedo ; traduzido do italiano por Luís Gonzaga Gomes.
Originally published under title: Imperio de la China.
"Na presente edição utilizou-se o texto da edição de 1956 de Notícias de Macau, hoje completamente esgotada (2 vol.)"--T.p. verso.
Primeira parte. Do estado temporal da China. Segunda parte. Na qual se trata da Christandade da China.
Dig. text Local access [Semedo-Relacao.pdf]

CONTENTS: Acknowledgements -- Illustrations and Maps – Introduction / Catherine Jami, Peter Engelfriet, and Gregory Blue.
Part I: Historiography and Context:
1. Xu Guangqi in the West: Early Jesuit Sources and the Construction of an Identity / Gregory Blue -- 2. Xu Guangqi in his Context: The World of the Shanghai Gentry / Timothy Brook -- 3. The Image of Xu Guangqi as Author of Christian Texts / Ad Dudink.
Part II: Statesman, Confucian, and Christian:
4. Xu Guangqi and Buddhism / Eric Zürcher -- 5. Xu Guangqi’s Conversion as a Multifaceted Process / Nicolas Standaert -- 6. A Note on the Context of Xu Guangqi's Conversion / Jacques Gernet -– 7. Opposition to Western Science and the Nanjing Persecution / Ad Dudink -- 8. Sun Yuanhua: A Christian Convert Who Put Xu Guangqi’s Military Reform Policy into Practice / Huang Yi-Long.
Part III : Experimenting in the Fields of Tradition:
9. From the Elements to Calendar Reform: Xu Guangqi's Shaping of Scientific Knowledge / Keizo Hashimoto and Catherine Jami -- 10. Xu Guangqi’s Attempts to Integrate Western and Chinese Mathematics / Peter Engelfriet and Siu Man-Keung -- 11. On the Star Catalogue and Atlas of Chongzhen Lishu / Sun Xiaochun -- 12. Who was the Author of the Nongzhen Quanshu? / Francesca Bray and George Métailié -- 13. Astronomy, Chinese and Western: The Influence of Xu Guangqi’s Views in the Early and Mid-Qing / Han Qi -- 14. The Influence of Euclid’s Elements on Xu Guangqi and his Successors / Horng Wann-Sheng -- Xu Guangqi’s Career: An Annotated Chronology / Ad Dudink.
Glossary – Abbreviations--Bibliography—Index--About the Contributors.

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The art of being governed :  everyday politics in late imperial China /  Michael Szonyi.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 245-290) and index.

Introduction. A Father Loses Three Sons to the Army : Everyday Politics in Ming China --  Part I.  In the Village.  A Younger Brother Inherits a Windfall : Conscription, Military Service, and Family Strategies --  A Family Reunion Silences a Bully : New Social Relations between Soldiers and Their Kin --  Part II.  In the Guard.  An Officer in Cahoots with Pirates : Coastal Garrisons and Maritime Smuggling --  An Officer Founds a School : New Social Relations in the Guards --  Part III.  In the Military Colony.  A Soldier Curses a Clerk : Regulatory Arbitrage Strategies in the Military Colonies --  A Temple with Two Gods : Managing Social Relations between Soldier-Farmers and Local Civilians --  Part IV. After the Ming.  A God Becomes an Ancestor : Post-Ming Legacies of the Military System --  Conclusion.

An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state. How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) deal with the demands of the state? In The Art of Being Governed, Michael Szonyi explores the myriad ways that families fulfilled their obligations to provide a soldier to the army. The complex strategies they developed to manage their responsibilities suggest a new interpretation of an important period in China's history as well as a broader theory of politics. Using previously untapped sources, including lineage genealogies and internal family documents, Szonyi examines how soldiers and their families living on China's southeast coast minimized the costs and maximized the benefits of meeting government demands for manpower. Families that had to provide a soldier for the army set up elaborate rules to ensure their obligation was fulfilled, and to provide incentives for the soldier not to desert his post. People in the system found ways to gain advantages for themselves and their families. For example, naval officers used the military's protection to engage in the very piracy and smuggling they were supposed to suppress. Szonyi demonstrates through firsthand accounts how subjects of the Ming state operated in a space between defiance and compliance, and how paying attention to this middle ground can help us better understand not only Ming China but also other periods and places.

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The glory and fall of the Ming dynasty / by Albert Chan.
Bibliography: p. 403-414.
Includes index.
The Ming Empire in ascendancy
1. Conquest--2. Government: Power structure, Imperial relatives, Eunuchs, Palace guards, the Ming code--3. The Army: the Wei-so system, the Ching-wei, mercenary army, firearms--4. The People: gentry, farmers, craftsmen, merchants, slaves--5. Culture and religion: Scholarship, literature and the "eight-legged essay," arts, religion--6. Economics: fiscal administration, currency, revenue, expenditures.
The Ming Empire in decline 7. Government: Imperial administration, decline of authority: usurpation and corruption--8. The Army: discipline, funds, mercenaries--9. Economics I: Emperor and people, farmers, settlements, taxation--10. Economics II: Imperial treasuries, Imperial kitchen, religious expenditures, pensions and relief, monetary system--11. Ethics and religion: offices, officials, sub-officials, Imperial relatives, morality and religion, education--12. End of a great empire: conditions in the provinces, rebels and bandits, firearms, horses, rebel leaders, Zhang Xianzhong, Li Zicheng--13. After the fall of Peking. Conclusion: Greatness and weakness of the Ming. Appendix: The influence of the Shuihu zhuan on contemporary thought.

The great encounter of China and the West, 1500-1800 / D.E. Mungello.
Includes bibliographical references and index.

The Selden map of China :  a new understanding of the Ming dynasty / Hongping Annie Nie.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 66-69) and index.

A discovery in the library -- A cartographic work of art -- The history of the Selden map -- Ming dynasty maritime trade -- A new understanding of the Ming dynasty.

Dating from the seventeenth century at the height of the Ming Dynasty, the Selden Map of China reveals a country very different from popular conceptions of the time, looking not inward to the Asian landmass but outward to the sea. Discovered in the stacks of the Bodleian Library, this beautifully decorative map of China is in fact a seafaring chart showing Ming Dynasty trade routes. It is the earliest surviving example of Chinese merchant cartography and is evidence that Ming China was outward-looking, capitalistic and vibrant. Exploring the commercial aims of the Ming Dynasty, the port city of Quanzhou and its connections with the voyages of the early traveller Zheng He, this book describes the historical background of the era in which the map was used. It also includes an analysis of the skills and techniques involved in Chinese map-making and the significance of the compass bearings, scale and ratios found on the map, all of which combine to represent a breakthrough in cartographic techniques. The enthralling story revealed by this extraordinary artefact is central to an understanding of the long history of China's relationship with the sea and with the wider world.

Tianwenge ji 天問閣集 (after 1646)... Li Changxiang 李長祥 (1643 jinshi)... "Biographies of officials and other persons the author knew who gave their lives for the sake of the Ming dynasty. Written after 1646..." Cf. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 80 [3.2.6]

Contents: Jiajing dongnanping Wo tonglu 嘉靖東南平倭通錄 / Yiming 佚名 -- Wo bian shilüe 倭變事略 / Zhu Jiude 朱九德 -- Jinghai jilüe 靖海紀略 / Zheng Mao 鄭茂 -- Jinshan Wo bian xiaozhi 金山倭變小誌 / Yuleishanren 玉壘山人 -- Jijiao chu Xu Hai benmo 紀剿除徐海本末 / Mao Kun 茅坤 -- Wo qing tuntianyi 倭情屯田議 / Zhao Shizhen 趙士楨 -- Riben fan Huakao 日本犯華考 / Yin Du 殷都 -- Zhongdong gu-jin he zhanduan weikao 中東古今和戰端委考 / Cai Erkang 蔡爾康 -- Dong Wo kao 東倭考 / Jin Anqing 金安清.

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“….Misc. notes classified into the five groups 天, 地, 人, 物, 事 relating in part to the Ming period. Prohibited.” –See W. Franke, An introduction to the sources of Ming history, p. 108 [4.3.11].