Brook, Timothy, 1951-
The troubled empire : China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties / Timothy Brook. - 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-316) and index.
Dragon spotting -- Scale -- The nine sloughs -- Khan and emperor -- Economy and ecology -- Families -- Beliefs -- The business of things -- The South China Sea -- Collapse -- Conclusion -- Temperature and precipitation extremes -- The nine sloughs -- Succession of emperors -- Pronunciation guide.
Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affected the empire during this period.
9780674056206 (e-book)
Despotism--History.--China
Complexity (Philosophy)--Social aspects--History.--China
Commerce--Social aspects--History.--China
Commerce--Environmental aspects--History.--China
China--History--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China--Environmental conditions.
China--Economic conditions--To 1644.
South China Sea--Commerce--History.
Electronic books.
DS752.3 / .B76 2010eb
951/.026
The troubled empire : China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties / Timothy Brook. - 1 online resource (336 pages) : illustrations, maps
Includes bibliographical references (pages [297]-316) and index.
Dragon spotting -- Scale -- The nine sloughs -- Khan and emperor -- Economy and ecology -- Families -- Beliefs -- The business of things -- The South China Sea -- Collapse -- Conclusion -- Temperature and precipitation extremes -- The nine sloughs -- Succession of emperors -- Pronunciation guide.
Explores the history of China between the Mongol reunification of China in 1279 under the Yuan dynasty and the Manchu invasion four centuries later, explaining how climate changes profoundly affected the empire during this period.
9780674056206 (e-book)
Despotism--History.--China
Complexity (Philosophy)--Social aspects--History.--China
Commerce--Social aspects--History.--China
Commerce--Environmental aspects--History.--China
China--History--Yuan dynasty, 1260-1368.
China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
China--Environmental conditions.
China--Economic conditions--To 1644.
South China Sea--Commerce--History.
Electronic books.
DS752.3 / .B76 2010eb
951/.026