"Wu Han on the History of the Ming Dynasty" brings together many works on the study of the Ming Dynasty by Wu Han, a master of Ming history, and organizes them on this basis to show readers the glorious history of the Ming Dynasty in a more complete and concise way. This book covers all aspects of the Ming Dynasty's politics, systems, society, and characters. It is based on real historical materials and profoundly reveals the basic appearance and development of the Ming Dynasty's history. It has extremely high academic value. At the same time, the text in the book is easy to understand and has excellent readability.
This book is divided into four parts. The first part is "Political Trends", which systematically displays the main historical threads and major events of the Ming Dynasty such as the founding of the Ming Dynasty by Taizu, the move of Ming Chengzu to Beijing, the terror politics in the early Ming Dynasty, and the bandits in the late Ming Dynasty. The second part is "Institutional Changes", which details the Ming Dynasty's military, imperial guards and east-west factories, the imperial examination situation and gentleman's privileges, and the collapse of the guard system in the early Ming Dynasty. The third part is "World Situation" "Hundred Formations" tells the story of the budding problems of capitalism, Zheng He's voyages to the West, farmers in the Ming Dynasty, records of the Ming Dynasty's popular treasure notes, and short commentaries on "History of the Ming Dynasty" and other economic, cultural and social issues; the fourth part is "Persons of the Year", which collects the life stories of several representative figures of the Ming Dynasty, such as Hai Rui, Qi Jiguang, Tan Qian, Wei Zhongxian, Gu Yanwu, etc. These character stories can also give a glimpse of the historical landscape at that time.
Reader comments
This book is rich in content, and the author Wu Han has a deep research on the history of the Ming Dynasty. He systematically described the politics, system, society and other aspects of the Ming Dynasty in easy-to-understand words, which gave me a more comprehensive understanding of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the book has unique viewpoints and in-depth analysis, making it very enjoyable to read. I recommend it to friends who like history!
This book is rich in content, and the author Wu Han has a deep research on the history of the Ming Dynasty. He systematically described the politics, system, society and other aspects of the Ming Dynasty in easy-to-understand words, which gave me a more comprehensive understanding of the Ming Dynasty. Moreover, the book has unique viewpoints and in-depth analysis, making it very enjoyable to read. I recommend it to friends who like history!
Rich content, learned a lot