The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China
- ISBN-10
- 0520221540
- ISBN-13
- 9780520221543
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1999-09
- Publisher
- Univ of California Press
- Author
- Timothy Brook
Description
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 duree in terms of the habits and strains of everyday life.
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