The Hidden Land

The book explores the "hidden land" in the Ming dynasty (1368-1644) -- the land controlled by the military system that was not made public due to confidentiality issues. It includes the author's selected works which study the garrison system, the state management and the military system during that period.

List of tables. Foreword. Acknowledgements Part I A New Analysis of Cultivated Land in the Early Ming Part The Transformation of the Ming Garrison System in the Qing Part Territorial Administration in the Ming Dynasty Part The "Garrison" Category of Household Registration in the Ming Part V Yongning Guard: A Southeastern Coastal Fortress in the Ming Part VI Military Affairs of the Late Ming Part VII A Guide to the Study of the Ming History Part VIII Forty Years of Studies on the Ming History Afterword. Bibliography. Index