Ming Dynasty 1368–1644

Abstract

Introduction Frederick W. Mote and Denis Twitchett 1. Ming government Charles O. Hucker 2. Ming fiscal administration Ray Huang 3. Ming law John D. Langlois, Jr 4. The Ming and Inner Asia Morris Rossabi 5. Sino-Korean tributary relations under the Ming Donald N. Clark 6. Ming foreign relations: South-East Asia Wang Gung-wu 7. Relations with maritime Europeans, 1514-1662 John E. Wills Jr 8. Ming China and the emerging world economy William Atwell 9. The socio-economic development of rural China under the Ming Martin Heijdra 10. Communications and commerce Timothy Brook 11. Confucian learning in late Ming thought Willard Peterson 12. Learning from Heaven: the introduction of Christianity and of Western ideas into late Ming China Willard Peterson 13. Official religion in the Ming Romeyn Taylor 14. Ming Buddhism Yu Chun-fang 15. Taoism in Ming culture Judith A. Berling.