Description An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) deal with the demands of the state? In The Art of Being Governed , Michael Szonyi explores the myriad ways that families fulfilled their obligations to provide a soldier to the army.
The complex strategies they developed to manage their responsibilities suggest a new interpreta.
Description An innovative look at how families in Ming dynasty China negotiated military and political obligations to the state How did ordinary people in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) deal with the demands of the state? In The Art of Being Governed , Michael Szonyi explores the myriad ways that families fulfilled their obligations to provide a soldier to the army
