More Than the Great Wall - The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 13681644

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions as they worked to defend their country. John W. Dardess immerses readers in their day-to-day world as he explores the question of how leaders kept their country safe for 276 years.

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By John W. Dardess

Summary

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions as they worked to defend their country. John Dardess immerses readers in their day-to-day world as he explores the question of how leaders kept their country safe for 276 years.

Product details

• Authors: John W. Dardess
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.11.2019
• EAN: 9781538135105
• ISBN: 978-1-5381-3510-5
• No. of pages: 572
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, military history, HISTORY / Asia / China, Asian History, Early history: c 500 to c 1450/1500, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700