Print version: Hucker, Charles The Ming Dynasty Ann Arbor : Center for Chinese Studies Publications,c1978 ISBN 9780892640348
Series Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Preface -- I. Introduction -- II. The Transition from Yuan to Ming -- Deterioration of Mongol Control -- Rebellions of the 1350s and 1360s -- The Rise of Chu Yuan-chang -- Expulsion of the Mongols -- III. Organizing the New Dynasty -- Continuing Military Operations -- Creation of the Ming Government -- T’ai-tsu’s Administrative Policies -- Personnel -- Domestic Administration -- Foreign Relations and Defense -- The Quality of T’ai-tsu’s Reign -- IV. T’ai-tsu’s Legacy: The Mature Ming Autocracy -- Dynastic Disruption and Restoration -- Limited Decentralization of Authority -- Eunuch Power and Its Abuses -- Imperial Power: Its Limits and Effects -- Notes -- Series List.