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From Ming to Ch'ing: Conquest, Region, and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century China
From Ming to Ch'ing Conquest Region and Continuity in Seventeenth-Century China Author:Jonathan D. Spence, Jerry B. Dennerline, Hilary J. Beattie, Ian McMorran, Morris Rossabi The collapse of the Ming dynasty and the takeover of China by Manchu rulers in the 1640s was of crucial importance in the late history of China. But because traditional Chinese sources arbitrarily divide the century at the change of dynasty in 1644, it has been difficult to form a clear picture of the transition. The nine essays in this book wil... more »l contribute significantly toward understanding the complexity of change and continuity over the span of time leading up to and resulting from the tumult of the mid-1600s.« less