Author: John W. Dardess

This fascinating history uncovers the hidden political world of Ming China, exploring how the most powerful man in mid-sixteenth-century China stee...

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China’s pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern f...

This groundbreaking book provides the first comprehensive analysis of Ming China’s pursuit of national security along its 1,700 miles of northern f...

This important contribution to imperial Chinese history illuminates the basic concerns of the Ming state. Eminent scholar John W. Dardess shows in ...

This important contribution to imperial Chinese history illuminates the basic concerns of the Ming state. Eminent scholar John W. Dardess shows in ...

This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China’s most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offer...

This engaging, deeply informed book provides the first concise history of one of China's most important eras. Leading scholar John W. Dardess offer...

John Dardess has selected a region of great political and intellectual importance, but one which local history has left almost untouched, for this ...