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Page 118
... Ming's downfall. never free from the threat of state suppression and confis- cation . State control of the economy - for that matter , of society in all its aspects - remained the dominant charac- teristic of Chinese life in Ming times ...
... Ming's downfall. never free from the threat of state suppression and confis- cation . State control of the economy - for that matter , of society in all its aspects - remained the dominant charac- teristic of Chinese life in Ming times ...
Page 119
... Ming dramas . Ming Perhaps the most representative of all Ming literary ac- scholarship tivities , however , were voluminous works of sober scholar- ship in many realms . Ming literati were avid bibliophiles , both collectors and ...
... Ming dramas . Ming Perhaps the most representative of all Ming literary ac- scholarship tivities , however , were voluminous works of sober scholar- ship in many realms . Ming literati were avid bibliophiles , both collectors and ...
Page 228
... Ming dynasty : The standard reference guide to traditional Chinese - language materials is WOLFGANG FRANKE , An Intro- duction to the Sources of Ming History ( 1968 ) . Essential infor- mation is contained in L. CARRINGTON GOODRICH and ...
... Ming dynasty : The standard reference guide to traditional Chinese - language materials is WOLFGANG FRANKE , An Intro- duction to the Sources of Ming History ( 1968 ) . Essential infor- mation is contained in L. CARRINGTON GOODRICH and ...
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