The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China
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The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming China

by Timothy Brook

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Timothy Brook explores the connections between commerce and culture in Ming China. Focusing on the relationship between economic activity, social life, and pleasure, this historical study presents a broad view of how trade and cultural patterns shaped the Ming period.

ISBN-13 9780520221543 ASIN 0520221540 Views 148 Publisher University of California Press Year 1999 Edition First Edition Format Paperback Product Group Book Pages 345 Adult No Created April 21, 2026 Updated October 31, 2026
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The Confusions of Pleasure examines the relationship between commerce and culture in Ming China.

Timothy Brook focuses on the ways economic activity and cultural life intersected during the Ming period.

The book offers a historical perspective on consumption, society, and changing forms of pleasure in China.

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