441: "Emperor Zhengde insisted on leading an army against the Mongols in 1517 only for the official in charge of the Great Wall to refuse to open the gates to let him through because emperors belonged in Beijing."
Morris, Ian. 2010. Why The West Rules -- For Now: The Patterns of History, and What They Reveal About the Future (New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux): p. 441. [A great book] -- Michael Perelman Economics Department California State University Chico, CA 95929 530 898 5321 fax 530 898 5901 http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com _______________________________________________ pen-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l
