The History of China: Volume 8, The Ming Dynasty, Part 2, 1368-1644
This volume is a long-awaited complement to volume 7 (1988), an extremely valuable survey of the political history of Ming China. A significant resource for both undergraduate and graduate students." Choice
The History of China: Volume 7, The Ming Dynasty, 1368-1644, Part 1
This volume in the authoritative History of China is devoted to the history of the Ming dynasty, with some account of the three decades before the dynasty's formal establishment, and of the Ming Courts, which survived in South China for a generation after 1644. Volume 7 deals primarily with political developments of the period, but it also incorporates background in social, economic, and cultural history where this is relevant to the course of events.
A Brief History of Korea covers the history of Korea from the origins of the Korean people in prehistoric times to the economic and political situation in North and South Korea today, and the prospects of unification. Providing a detailed overview of the cultural and historical influences that have shaped Korean society, the author discusses the major periods of Korean history - Three Kingdoms, Koryo Dynasty, and Chosun Dynasty; the foreign invasions Korea has endure..
