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    a| 951.026 b| BRO 1998
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    a| Brook, Timothy, d| 1951-
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    a| The confusions of pleasure : b| commerce and culture in Ming China / c| Timothy Brook.
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    a| Berkeley : b| University of California Press, c| c1998.
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    a| xxv, 320 p. : b| ill., maps ; c| 24 cm.
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    a| Includes bibliographical references (p. 295-311) and index.
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    a| 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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    a| China x| History y| Ming dynasty, 1368-1644.
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    a| China x| Commerce x| History.
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    a| (HKSYC)500620766 9| ExL
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    t| List of Illustrations
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    t| Preface
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    t| A Ming Chronology
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    t| A Genealogy of Ming Emperors
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    t| List of Abbreviations
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    t| Introduction: Seasons of the Ming (1609) p| 1
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    t| Dramatis Personae p| 15
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    t| Winter: The First Century (1368-1450) p| 17
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    t| A Brick in the Wall p| 19
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    t| The Burden of Communication p| 30
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    t| Ideas into Texts p| 56
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    t| Economy and Exchange p| 65
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    t| The Distance between Rich and Poor p| 79
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    t| Spring: The Middle Century (1450-1550) p| 86
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    t| The Center Recedes p| 87
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    t| State and Market p| 101
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    t| Commerce p| 112
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    t| Commerce and Culture p| 124
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    t| The Zhengde Decay p| 139
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    t| Summer: The Last Century (1550-1644) p| 153
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    t| The God of Copper Cash p| 154
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    t| Travels and Letters p| 173
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    t| Consumption and Production p| 190
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    t| Trade p| 204
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    t| Fashion p| 218
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    t| Fall: The Lord of Silver (1642-1644) p| 238
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    t| The Fall of the Ming p| 240
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    t| Last Glimpses p| 253
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    t| Notes p| 263
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    t| Bibliography p| 295
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    t| Glossary and Index p| 313
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