Overview:

The Art of Doing Good: Charity in Late Ming China explores charity in the late Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) as well as the motives of teams and individuals and their obstruction and assistance of good deeds. Based on diaries and speeches, the book also deciphers the meaning of charity at the time.

Author: Joanna Handlin Smith (American)

Translator: Cao Ye

Publisher: Jiangsu People's Publishing

ISBN: 9787214237118