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Cambridge University Press Ability and Difference in Early Modern China: A Mongol Family at the Ming Court

Name: Ability and Difference in Early Modern China: A Mongol Family at the Ming Court
Brand: Cambridge University Press
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In 1405, a family left their home in the Mongolian steppe and moved to China. This daring decision, taken at a time of dramatic change in eastern Eurasia, paved the way for 250 years of unlikely success at the Ming court. Winning recognition for military skill and loyalty, the family later known as the Wu gained a coveted title of nobility and became members of the capital elite until the dynasty's collapse in 1644. By tracing the individual fortunes of a single family, David Robinson offers a fresh and accessible perspective on the inner workings of Ming bureaucracy. He explores how the early-modern world's most developed state sought to balance the often contradictory demands of securing ability and addressing difference, a challenge common to nearly all polities.

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Brand: Cambridge University Press
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1009602012
Category: Books > Subjects > History > Military History
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 11 September 2025
Listed Since: 31 January 2025

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