
Political Ecology and Social Development of Jiangnan in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties
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This book is a collection of papers from the "Academic Symposium on Jiangnan Society in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties" held in Tianjin in January 2016. It is also one of the final results of the National Social Science Fund's key research project "Jiangnan Policies and Social Development in the Early Yuan and Ming Dynasties." The important issues focused on Jiangnan in the Yuan and Ming dynasties include: Comparison of Jiangnan policies and social development from the Yuan to the Ming dynasty, the evolution of the household registration system in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, the military household system and the social structure of Jiangnan, procedural criminal law, Jiangnan imperial examinations, the political and cultural life of local literati, the origin and spatial structure of towns, maritime trade, maritime prohibition and coastal defense, etc. When compiling the book, the above issues were divided into five parts: "Politics and Military System in Jiangnan in Yuan and Ming Dynasties", "Household Registration, Taxes and Economic History in Jiangnan in Yuan and Ming Dynasties", "Imperial Examinations, Scholars and Religious Culture in Jiangnan in Yuan and Ming Dynasties", "Enriching the People, Families and Customs in Yuan and Ming Dynasties" and "Maritime Commerce, Maritime Prohibition and Coastal Defense". This book is the first successful attempt by scholars of Yuan history and Ming history to bring together scholars of Yuan history and Ming history to break down dynasty boundaries and comprehensively examine Jiangnan issues from the late 13th century to the 16th century. In addition to the fact that Chinese and Japanese academic circles are keen on the "Tang and Song Dynasties" and some European and American scholars are paying attention to the "Song, Yuan and Ming transitions", it also puts forward a number of enlightening insights, which can be regarded as a useful exploration to deepen the understanding of the development of medieval and modern history.
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