More Than the Great Wall: The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368-1644 - Paperback

by John W. Dardess (Author)

This book provides the first comprehensive analysis of how Ming China's emperors, officials, and commanders in the field thought, argued, and made decisions as they worked to defend their country. John W. Dardess immerses readers in their day-to-day world as he explores the question of how leaders kept their country safe for 276 years.

Author Biography

John W. Dardess (1937-2020) was professor emeritus of history at the University of Kansas. His books include Ming China, 1368-1644: A Concise History of a Resilient Empire; Governing China, 150-1850; A Political Life in Ming China: A Grand Secretary and His Times; and Four Seasons: A Ming Emperor and His Grand Secretaries in Sixteenth-Century China.