The Troubled Empire
 Front cover of The Troubled Empire | |
| Author | Timothy Brook |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | History |
| Publisher | Harvard University Press (hardback, 2010); Belknap Press (paperback, 2013) |
Publication date | 8 June 2010; 11 Mar 2013 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback and paperback) |
| Pages | 336 pp. |
| ISBN | 9780674046023 (hardback); ISBN 978-0674072534 (paperback) |
The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties is a history book about life and events in China in the Yuan and Ming dynasties, between the Mongol invasion of the Confucian empire in the 1270s and the invasion by the Manchu from the Eurasian Steppe, following extreme cold and drought in the 1630s.[1]
The book is written by Timothy Brook, a distinguished[2] Canadian historian who specializes in the study of China (Sinology).[3]
Synopsis
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The book explores how periods of climate cooling affected the stability of Yuan and Ming China.[4]
Reception
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Interviews
[edit]- Nappi, Carla (24 February 2012). "Timothy Brook: The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties" (audio). New Books in East Asian Studies. New Books Network. Retrieved 2012-10-23.
Notes
[edit]- ^ Staff (2010). "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties: Timothy Brook". Harvard University Press. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (27 January 2008). "Painting the World: How a hunger for tea and tobacco created global trade". Washington Post. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ Conrad, Peter (29 June 2008). "A time when every picture told a story". The Observer. Retrieved 2010-01-22.
- ^ Dirda, Michael (2008-01-27). "Painting the World". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2025-07-14.
References
[edit]- Waltner, Ann (2010). "Timothy Brook: The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties. By Timothy Brook". The Journal of Asian Studies. 69 (4, November 2010). Cambridge University Press: 1179–1181. doi:10.1017/S0021911810002159. S2CID 163821333. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- Bol, Peter (2011). "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties (review)" (PDF). Journal of Song-Yuan Studies. 41. Project MUSE: 405–410. doi:10.1353/sys.2011.0014. S2CID 162226951. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
- Maire, Stephen (11 February 2012). "The Troubled Empire: China in the Yuan and Ming Dynasties by Timothy Brook". Asian Review of Books. Cheshta Infotech Pvt Ltd. Retrieved 2012-10-24.
External links
[edit]- Academic profile at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, University of Oxford (2009)
- Author's pages at Beverley Slopen Literary Agency
- The Troubled Empire at Google Books
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