明代特务政治. Mingdai tewu zhengzhi . Ming Dynasty Secret Police Politics

by Ding Yi, 丁易

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群众出版社. Qunzhong chubanshe . 1983. Stock ID #219688 561pp, text in simplified Chinese characters, 20.4 x 14.2cm, paperback. Wrapper worn, trifle foxed a clean tight copy. This book examines surveillance and repression systems during the Ming Dynasty, in particular the notorious agencies known as the Embroidered Uniform Guard, and Eastern Depot. The way these agencies infiltrated society, suppressed dissent,

• Binding: Paperback

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