CHAPTER 1. The Ming Throne Imperiled The Three Cases

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. CHAPTER 1. The Ming Throne Imperiled The Three Cases 9
6. CHAPTER 2. Beijing, 1620–1624 The Storm Clouds Gather 31
7. CHAPTER 3. Political Murders, 1625 72
8. CHAPTER 4. The Murders Continue: 1626 101
9. CHAPTER 5. Repression, Triumph, Joy, Collapse (1625–1627) 126
10. CHAPTER 6. A Reversal Of Fortunes 150
11. Notes 171
12. Bibliography 195
13. Index 205
14. ABOUT THE AUTHOR 209