Bandits, Eunuchs and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China by David M. Robinson

Bandits, Eunuchs and the Son of Heaven: Rebellion and the Economy of Violence in Mid-Ming China

David M. Robinson

283 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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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...

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