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Resources on Ming Studies: Print Books

Finding Books

1. Start with the UC Library Search

2. If you don't have an author or title, start with a keyword search. When you discover useful resources from a keyword search take a look at the subject headings in the catalog record. Those subject headings are hyperlinked and will take you to related materials.

   Sample subject headings:

 

China -- History

China -- History -- Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

China -- Politics and government -- 1368-1644

China -- Politics and government -- To 1643

China -- Social conditions -- 960-1644

Selected Books

Dictionary of Ming Biography, 1368-1644: The Ming Biographical History Project of the Association for Asian Studies. New York and London: Columbia University Press, 1976. DS753.5 .A84 1976

  • Authoritative biographical resource on Ming figures, including Ming emperors
  • Contains information on a large number of main works written or compiled during the Ming

Eminent Chinese of the C’hing Period. Washington: United States Government Printing Office, 1943-44.  DS734 .U65   

  • Many entries for late Ming personalities

Ming History: An Introductory Guide to Research. Minneapolis: Ming Studies Research Series, History Dept., University of Minnesota, 1994. DS753 .F37 1994

  • Annotated bibliography of secondary research
  • Selected Ming documents

An Introduction to the Sources of Ming History. Kuala Lumpur: University of Malaya Press [distributed by Oxford University Press, London], 1968. DS753 .F7 1968 

  • Catalog of 800 Ming primary sources
  • Does not cover recent scholarship
A Dictionary of Official Titles in Imperial China Stanford, Calif.: Stanford University Press, 1985. JQ1512.Z1 H85 1985
  • Authoritative source on all matters related to Chinese official titles in Imperial China
  • Overview of governmental organization

The Ming-Qing Conflict, 1619-1683: A Historiography and Source Guide. Ann Arbor, Mich.: Association for Asian Studies, 1998. DS753.2 .S77 1998

Cambridge History of China. Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York: Cambridge University Press, 1978- DS735.C3145 V.7 V.8

  • Vol.7 and vol.8 are on the Ming dynasty.