1996, ISBN: 0791426882

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[EAN: 9780791426883], [PU: State University of New York, Albany, New York], Albany, New York: State University of New York, 1996. A reading/reference copy only due to damp stain in the lo… Mehr…

[EAN: 9780791426883], [PU: State University of New York, Albany, New York], Albany, New York: State University of New York, 1996. A reading/reference copy only due to damp stain in the lower margin only of numerous pages at the start of the book. The damp stain is only in the margin. NO text or illustrations are affected. Flat spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. A volume from the SUNY Series in Chinese Local Studies. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "This study of Chinese eunuchs illuminates the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, and provides broad information on various aspects of pre-modern China." From the rear cover: " This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Extracted from a wide range of primary and secondary source material, the author provides significant and interesting information about court politics, espionage and internal security, military and foreign affairs, tax and tribute collection, the operation of imperial monopolies, judiciary review, the layout of the palace complex, the Grand Canal, and much more. The eunuchs are shown to be not just a minor adjunct to a government of civil servants and military officers, but a fully developed third branch of the Ming administration that participated in all of the most essential matters of the dynasty. The veil of condemnation and jealousy imposed on eunuchs by the compilers of official history is pulled away to reveal a richly textured tapestry. Eunuchs are portrayed in a balanced manner that gives due consideration to able and faithful service along with the inept, the lurid, and the iniquitous.". First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. A reading/reference copy. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 290pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping., Books<

1996, ISBN: 9780791426883

Albany, New York: State University of New York, 1996. A reading/reference copy only due to damp stain in the lower margin only of numerous pages at the start of the book. The damp stain i… Mehr…

Albany, New York: State University of New York, 1996. A reading/reference copy only due to damp stain in the lower margin only of numerous pages at the start of the book. The damp stain is only in the margin. NO text or illustrations are affected. Flat spine. NO owner's name or bookplate. NOT a library discard. NOT a remainder. A volume from the SUNY Series in Chinese Local Studies. List of chapter notes. Bibliography. Index. Bound in the original pictorial wraps. From the publisher: "This study of Chinese eunuchs illuminates the entire history of the Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, and provides broad information on various aspects of pre-modern China." From the rear cover: " This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Extracted from a wide range of primary and secondary source material, the author provides significant and interesting information about court politics, espionage and internal security, military and foreign affairs, tax and tribute collection, the operation of imperial monopolies, judiciary review, the layout of the palace complex, the Grand Canal, and much more. The eunuchs are shown to be not just a minor adjunct to a government of civil servants and military officers, but a fully developed third branch of the Ming administration that participated in all of the most essential matters of the dynasty. The veil of condemnation and jealousy imposed on eunuchs by the compilers of official history is pulled away to reveal a richly textured tapestry. Eunuchs are portrayed in a balanced manner that gives due consideration to able and faithful service along with the inept, the lurid, and the iniquitous.". First Printing of the First Edition. Softcover. A reading/reference copy. Illus. by NOT a library discard. xii, 290pp. Great Packaging, Fast Shipping., State University of New York, 1996, 0<

ISBN: 9780791426883

This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Extracted from a wide range of prima… Mehr…

This book is the first on Chinese eunuchs in English and presents a comprehensive picture of the role that they played in the Ming dynasty, 1368-1644. Extracted from a wide range of primary and secondary source material, the author provides significant and interesting information about court politics, espionage and internal security, military and foreign affairs, tax and tribute collection, the operation of imperial monopolies, judiciary review, the layout of the palace complex, the Grand Canal, and much more. The eunuchs are shown to be not just a minor adjunct to a government of civil servants and military officers, but a fully developed third branch of the Ming administration that participated in all of the most essential matters of the dynasty. The veil of condemnation and jealousy imposed on eunuchs by the compilers of official history is pulled away to reveal a richly textured tapestry. Eunuchs are portrayed in a balanced manner that gives due consideration to able and faithful service along with the inept, the lurid, and the iniquitous. Media > Book, [PU: State University of New York Press]<