The Ming period of Chinese history is often depicted as one of cultural aridity, political despotism, and social stasis. Recent studies have shown that the arts

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The recipient of the Kluge Prize for lifetime achievement in the humanities and the Tang Prize for "revolutionary research" in Sinology, Ying-shih Yü is a prem

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China, the world's oldest and most populous state, remains an enigma to most people in the West, even at a time when that country is playing an increasingly pro