The Confusions of Pleasure

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ISBN: 9780520221543 | 0520221540
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Copyright: 9/1/1999

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A beautifully narrated social and cultural history of daily life during the whole of the Ming dynasty (1368-1644), a period of dramatic transformation from insular agrarian realm to international commercial trading power.

List of Illustrations
Preface
A Ming Chronology
A Genealogy of Ming Emperors
List of Abbreviations
Introduction: Seasons of the Ming (1609)	p. 1
Dramatis Personae	p. 15
Winter: The First Century (1368-1450)	p. 17
A Brick in the Wall	p. 19
The Burden of Communication	p. 30
Ideas into Texts	p. 56
Economy and Exchange	p. 65
The Distance between Rich and Poor	p. 79
Spring: The Middle Century (1450-1550)	p. 86
The Center Recedes	p. 87
State and Market	p. 101
Commerce	p. 112
Commerce and Culture	p. 124
The Zhengde Decay	p. 139
Summer: The Last Century (1550-1644)	p. 153
The God of Copper Cash	p. 154
Travels and Letters	p. 173
Consumption and Production	p. 190
Trade	p. 204
Fashion	p. 218
Fall: The Lord of Silver (1642-1644)	p. 238
The Fall of the Ming	p. 240
Last Glimpses	p. 253
Notes	p. 263
Bibliography	p. 295
Glossary and Index	p. 313
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