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Review: The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming ChinaUser Review - Mel - GoodreadsThis book claimed to be a social history rather than an economic history but as such it definitely focused more on the economic aspects of social life. The other disappointing thing about it was that ... Read full review Review: The Confusions of Pleasure: Commerce and Culture in Ming ChinaUser Review - Stephen - GoodreadsExtremely informative. I had a week to read it, so I don't know how much I got out of it if I consider what I could have gotten from it if I had more time to read it. Methodology and historiography is respected in this book. As an introduction to Ming China, I recommend it. Read full review Related booksContents
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