Chan, Albert <br/><br/>
The glory and fall of the Ming dynasty / 
by Albert Chan. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Norman :  University of Oklahoma Press,  c1982. 
 - xxxii, 428 p., [16] p. of plates :  ill., map ;  24 cm. 
<br/><br/> Includes index. 
<br/><br/>Bibliography: p. 403-414. 
<br/><br/>The Ming empire in ascendancy : The conquest of an empire ; Government ; The army ; The people ; Culture and religion ; Economics --<br/>The Ming empire in decline : Government ; The army ; Economics I ; Economics II ; Ethics and religion ; End of a great empire ; After the fall of Peking --<br/>Conclusion : greatness and weakness of the Ming Dynasty --<br/>Appendix : the influence of the Shui-hu Chuan on contemporary thought. 
<br/><br/> Describes the government, economy, social structure, and history of the Ming dynasty, and offers a picture of what life was like in China between 1368 and 1644 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0806117419 
<br/><br/><label>ISSN: </label>9780806117416 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>81043640 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Chronological Terms: </label><br/>Ming dynasty --China--1368-1644 <br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label>--China
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>DS753  / .C4825 1982 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>951.026 Cha   15