Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction 1
5. 1. Understand the Tribute System 27
6. 2. Chinese Hegemonic Authority 56
7. 3. The Making of Ming Hegemony 79
8. 4. The Imjin War (1592-1598) 104
9. 5. The Making of Qing Hegemony 135
10. Conclusion 168
11. Notes 187
12. Bibliography 251
13. Index 273