Ming Dynasty Party and Society Examination

Author: (Japanese) Kono Kazuko
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Publishing Date: 2006-01-01
Features: This book is the representative work of Kono Kazuko, a renowned Japanese scholar of Chinese studies in the contemporary era. Set against the political history from the late Ming period during the Wanli era of the Ming Dynasty to the collapse of the late Ming regime in the early Qing Dynasty, it focuses on a series of major political events during this period. It examines in detail the formation process, main members, main ideas, organization, and interpersonal relationships of the Donglin Faction (or Donglin Party) and its successors, the Fushou Society. Although titled "A Study of the Party and Society," this book is not a traditional "investigation" in the Chinese sense but rather a blend of narrative and commentary, serving as a late Ming history described from the perspective of factional struggles.