Confucianism and Autocracy: professional elites in the founding of the Ming Dynasty
Dublin Core
Title
Confucianism and Autocracy: professional elites in the founding of the Ming Dynasty
Subject
China -- Politics and government -- 1368-1644.
Description
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 competent in Confucian learning and specialists that served that polity.
Creator
Dardess, John W.
Publisher
University of California Press (Berkeley)
Date
1983
Collection
Citation
Dardess, John W., “Confucianism and Autocracy: professional elites in the founding of the Ming Dynasty,” KU Libraries Exhibits, accessed February 5, 2025, https://exhibits.lib.ku.edu/items/show/6344.