TY  - BOOK
AU  - Robinson,David M.
TI  - Bandits, Eunuchs, and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China 
SN  - 9780824823917
AV  - JC328.5 .R63 2001eb
U1  - 951/.026 22
PY  - 2001///]
CY  - Honolulu : 
PB  - University of Hawaii Press, 
KW  - Insurgency
KW  - China
KW  - HISTORY / Asia / China
KW  - bisacsh
N1  - Frontmatter --; Contents --; Acknowledgments --; 1. Introduction The Economy Of Violence --; 2. The Capital Region --; 3. Banditry During The Mid-Ming Period --; 4. The Management Of Violence --; 5. Men Of Force And The Son Of Heaven --; 6. From Banditry To Rebellion And Back Again --; 7. Conclusion Implications For The Study Of Late Imperial China --; Notes --; Character Glossary --; References --; Index; restricted access; Issued also in print
N2  - On a spring afternoon in 1509 a local bandit found himself in the emperor's private quarters deep within the Forbidden City and in the presence of the Son of Heaven himself. This bizarre meeting was the doing of the eunuch Zhang Zhong, the emperor's personal servant and companion. In time court intrigue between competing palace eunuchs would lead to the death of this bandit-turned-rebel, setting off a massive uprising that resulted in China's largest rebellion of the sixteenth century. To understand how this extraordinary meeting came about requires a consideration of the economy of violence during the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644). Here, for the first time in any language, is a detailed look at the role of illicit violence during the Ming. Drawing on court annals, imperial law codes, administrative regulations, private writings, and local gazetteers, David Robinson recreates in vivid detail a world where heavily armed highwaymen and bandits raided the boulevards in and around the Ming capital, Beijing. He then convincingly traces the roots of this systemic mayhem to economic, ethnic, social, and institutional factors at work in local society
UR  - https://doi.org/10.1515/9780824861544
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/isbn/9780824861544
UR  - https://www.degruyter.com/document/cover/isbn/9780824861544/original
ER  -