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- catalog abstract ""On a spring afternoon in 1509, a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbidden City and in the presence of the Son of Heaven himself. This bizarre meeting was the doing of the eunuch Zhang Zhong, the emperor's personal servant and companion. In time, court intrigue between competing palace eunuchs would lead to the death of this bandit-turned-rebel, setting off a massive uprising that resulted in China's largest rebellion of the sixteenth century. To understand how this extraordinary meeting came about requires a consideration of the economy of violence during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Here, for the first time in any language, is a detailed look at the role of illicit violence during the Ming." "Drawing on court annals, imperial law codes, administrative regulations, private writings, and local gazetteers, David Robsinson recreates in vivid detail a world where heavily armed highwaymen and bandits raided the boulevards in and around the Ming capital, Beijing." "Bandits, Eunuchs, and the Son of Heaven reveals how illicit, armed violence formed a critical, and until now largely unexplored, facet of late-imperial Chinese history. It offers important new insights into the nature of the late-imperial state, the structure of emperorship, the role of the military, and the place of force in everyday life in early-modern China."--Jacket.".
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- catalog alternative "Rebellion and the economy of violence in mid-Ming China".
- catalog contributor b12102840.
- catalog coverage "China Politics and government 1368-1644.".
- catalog coverage "China Social conditions 960-1644.".
- catalog created "c2001.".
- catalog date "2001".
- catalog date "c2001.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2001.".
- catalog description ""Drawing on court annals, imperial law codes, administrative regulations, private writings, and local gazetteers, David Robsinson recreates in vivid detail a world where heavily armed highwaymen and bandits raided the boulevards in and around the Ming capital, Beijing." "Bandits, Eunuchs, and the Son of Heaven reveals how illicit, armed violence formed a critical, and until now largely unexplored, facet of late-imperial Chinese history. It offers important new insights into the nature of the late-imperial state, the structure of emperorship, the role of the military, and the place of force in everyday life in early-modern China."--Jacket.".
- catalog description ""On a spring afternoon in 1509, a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbidden City and in the presence of the Son of Heaven himself. This bizarre meeting was the doing of the eunuch Zhang Zhong, the emperor's personal servant and companion. In time, court intrigue between competing palace eunuchs would lead to the death of this bandit-turned-rebel, setting off a massive uprising that resulted in China's largest rebellion of the sixteenth century. To understand how this extraordinary meeting came about requires a consideration of the economy of violence during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Here, for the first time in any language, is a detailed look at the role of illicit violence during the Ming."".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 247-278) and index.".
- catalog description "The economy of violence -- The capital region -- Banditry during the mid-Ming period -- The management of violence -- Men of force and the son of heaven -- From banditry to rebellion and back again -- Implications for the study of late imperial China.".
- catalog extent "ix, 283 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0824823915 (cloth : alk. paper)".
- catalog issued "2001".
- catalog issued "c2001.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Honolulu : University of Hawaiʻi Press,".
- catalog spatial "China Politics and government 1368-1644.".
- catalog spatial "China Social conditions 960-1644.".
- catalog spatial "China.".
- catalog subject "951/.026 21".
- catalog subject "Insurgency China.".
- catalog subject "JC328.5 .R63 2001".
- catalog tableOfContents "The economy of violence -- The capital region -- Banditry during the mid-Ming period -- The management of violence -- Men of force and the son of heaven -- From banditry to rebellion and back again -- Implications for the study of late imperial China.".
- catalog title "Bandits, eunuchs, and the son of heaven : rebellion and the economy of violence in mid-Ming China / David Robinson.".
- catalog title "Rebellion and the economy of violence in mid-Ming China".
- catalog type "text".