Confucianism and Autocracy: Professional Elites in the Founding of the Ming Dynasty

Confucianism and Autocracy: Professional Elites in the Founding of the Ming Dynasty

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Confucianism and Autocracy: Professional Elites in the Founding of the Ming Dynasty

Confucianism and Autocracy: Professional Elites in the Founding of the Ming Dynasty

Written by John W. Dardess
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Published January 1, 1983
ISBN 3457583
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After spending years working in the corporate world, John W. Dardess finally decided to pursue a lifelong passion for writing. They currently reside in a quiet suburb where they spend most of their time outlining new stories, reading extensively, and occasionally attempting to bake.

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