The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China

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The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China

The Ming dynasty was the last great Chinese dynasty before the Manchu conquest in 1644. During that time, China, not Europe, was the center of the world: the European voyages of exploration were searching not just for new lands but also for new trade routes to the Far East. In this book, Timothy Brook eloquently narrates the changing landscape of life over the three centuries of the Ming (1368-1644), when China was transformed from a closely administered agrarian realm into a place of commercial profits and intense competition for status.

The Confusions of Pleasure marks a significant departure from the conventional ways in which Chinese history has been written. Rather than recounting the Ming dynasty in a series of political events and philosophical achievements, it narrates this longue durÃ©e in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life. Peppered with stories of real people and their negotiations of a rapidly changing world, this book provides a new way of seeing the Ming dynasty that not only contributes to the scholarly understanding of the period but also provides an entertaining and accessible introduction to Chinese history for anyone.

Country	USA
Author	Timothy Brook
Binding	Kindle Edition
Edition	1
EISBN	9780520924079
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	University of California Press
Manufacturer	University of California Press
NumberOfPages	349
PublicationDate	1998-05-18
Publisher	University of California Press
ReleaseDate	1998-05-18
Studio	University of California Press

The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China

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