| 英文摘要 |
As every Chinese dynasty presented itself as the legitimate governing authority entitled to the loyalty of all those residing in China, it is necessary for historians to examine the ways in which ordinary Chinese in the past resisted, accommodated, and adapted to commands given to them by their rulers. In his monograph on everyday politics in Ming China, Michael Szonyi concentrates not on political confrontations, but on covert acts of defiance that occurred within the context of everyday life. Since it has recently been translated and published in Chinese to critical acclaim, it is high time to assess the academic value of Szonyi’s monograph. |