Aaron Throness
Biographic Data
| ID | 6183579 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Aaron Throness |
| GIVEN NAMES | Aaron |
| FAMILY NAME | Throness |
| SIGNATURE | THRONESS A |
| AFFILIATIONS | Harvard University USA Cambridge, MA |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 4 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 4 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2021 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2023 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Resurrected: Invocations of the Tumu Crisis in Ming Political Discourse, 1517–1518
The Tumu Crisis of 1449 was consequential for the developmental trajectory of the Ming court in almost every domain. Studies have shown that militarily, the Ming actively pursued defensive retrenchment thereafter; politically, Tumu provided incontrovertible evidence that martial modes of rulership were no longer legitimate. This article is interested in a domain of life in the Ming court that Tumu shaped, but which has received less attention: rh…
A Critical Biography of Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Xian of Xiang (1406–1478)
This essay offers a critical biography of one of Ming China’s (1368–1644) most exceptional yet understudied princes, Zhu Zhanshan 朱瞻墡 (1406–1478), Prince Xian of Xiang 襄憲王. It also complicates our understanding of Ming princes by recounting Zhu Zhanshan’s exceptional relationship with the Ming throne, which presents a unique case study of intense princely engagement in capital affairs. In pursuit of these endeavors, this essay recounts and analyz…
Zhu Yousi: The Life and Times of a Prince in 16th Century Ming China
The Ming Dynasty imposed all-encompassing restrictions upon its princely population. Princes were effectively barred from participation in dynastic politics, from entering the civil service examinations in pursuit of office, and from undertaking common livelihoods. Many princes thus turned to alternative means of fulfilment or drifted toward dissolution; Zhu Yousi, an ambitious prince in Huguang Province, strove to function beyond these constrain…
An Age of Exalted Harmony? Deciphering the Contested Historiography of the Jingtai Reign
The contested historiography of the Jingtai Emperor remains a largely untouched subject in contemporary Ming scholarship. In an attempt to contribute to this field of study, this essay surveys and analyses the works of his detractors and supporters both in the immediate aftermath of his reign and beyond, while simultaneously tracing the process whereby the Jingtai reign was first disparaged and then gradually rehabilitated. It contends that the p…
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An Age of Exalted Harmony? Deciphering the Contested Historiography of the Jingtai Reign
The contested historiography of the Jingtai Emperor remains a largely untouched subject in contemporary Ming scholarship. In an attempt to contribute to this field of study, this essay surveys and analyses the works of his detractors and supporters both in the immediate aftermath of his reign and beyond, while simultaneously tracing the process whereby the Jingtai reign was first disparaged and then gradually rehabilitated. It contends that the p…
Resurrected: Invocations of the Tumu Crisis in Ming Political Discourse, 1517–1518
The Tumu Crisis of 1449 was consequential for the developmental trajectory of the Ming court in almost every domain. Studies have shown that militarily, the Ming actively pursued defensive retrenchment thereafter; politically, Tumu provided incontrovertible evidence that martial modes of rulership were no longer legitimate. This article is interested in a domain of life in the Ming court that Tumu shaped, but which has received less attention: rh…
A Critical Biography of Zhu Zhanshan, Prince Xian of Xiang (1406–1478)
This essay offers a critical biography of one of Ming China’s (1368–1644) most exceptional yet understudied princes, Zhu Zhanshan 朱瞻墡 (1406–1478), Prince Xian of Xiang 襄憲王. It also complicates our understanding of Ming princes by recounting Zhu Zhanshan’s exceptional relationship with the Ming throne, which presents a unique case study of intense princely engagement in capital affairs. In pursuit of these endeavors, this essay recounts and analyz…
Zhu Yousi: The Life and Times of a Prince in 16th Century Ming China
The Ming Dynasty imposed all-encompassing restrictions upon its princely population. Princes were effectively barred from participation in dynastic politics, from entering the civil service examinations in pursuit of office, and from undertaking common livelihoods. Many princes thus turned to alternative means of fulfilment or drifted toward dissolution; Zhu Yousi, an ambitious prince in Huguang Province, strove to function beyond these constrain…
Ancient history (4 works) · Chinese history and philosophy (4 works) · History (4 works) · Japanese History and Culture (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · Art (3 works) · Emperor (3 works) · History (3 works)