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Sherry Fowler received her Ph.D. in Japanese Art History from UCLA. Among her publications are Muroji: Rearranging Art and History at a Japanese Buddhist Temple (University of Hawai’i Press, 2005); “Locating Tomyoji and Its…

In this book, the author offers a thematically organized political, social, and economic exploration of China from 1368 to 1644. He examines how the Ming dynasty was able to endure for 276 years, illuminating Ming foreign relations and border…

The author provides a description of the evolution of the governing institutions of imperial China through periods of unity and disunity from the late Han (150 CE) to the late Qing (1850) dynasties, giving an account of change and continuity in…

The author details the sufferings of a militant Confucianist group known as the "Donglin Faction", who suffered one of the most gruesome political repressions in China's history. The author compares the Donglin affair to the events that took place in…

In this detailed social history of T'ai-ho county during the Ming dynasty, Dardess describes the rise and development of T'ai-ho village kinship, family lineage, landscape, agriculture, and economy. He follows the careers of a large number of native…

This work looks into the Chinese social system for clues to the origin of the Ming autocracy, focusing on the role of Confucian doctrines in the rise of the Ming. He examines the elite stratum within Chinese society and the community of men broadly…

This book explores the transitions in rulership in late Yuan China beginning with a break with the empire founded by Genghis Khan and ending with the Yuan’s diminished power over China proper and finally the collapse of the dynasty. Critical to this…

In this video, Professor Emeritus John Dardess relates how he came to focus on the study of Ming China, describes the strategies and resources employed in his research and outlines the primary themes of his works. This interview is part of the…

John Dardess, Professor Emeritus of History, retired in 2002 after thirty-five years of teaching East Asian, Chinese, and Inner Asian history to students at KU. He is the author of six books and many articles on Yuan and Ming history. His latest is…

Translation of: Torikaebaya monogatari. This late Heian period novel relates the story of a sister and a brother who are cross-gendered. The sister passes as a man and serves at the Imperial court as “Chūnagon (Middle Counselor)” and even…