Debating War in Chinese History

Erscheinungsjahr 2013
ISBN: 978-90-04-22372-1
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 83, 288 Seiten, Format (B × H): 159 mm x 241 mm, Gewicht: 583 g

Reihe: History of Warfare

Chinese rulers and statesmen were naturally concerned about the issue of war, when to wage it, when it was justified, and when to avoid it. Although much has been asserted about how these issues were understood in Chinese culture, this work is the first study actually to focus on the debates themselves. These debates at court proceeded from specific understandings of what constituted evidence, and involved the practical concerns of policy as well as more general cultural values. The result is a decidedly messy portrait of Chinese decision making over two millenia that is neither distinctly Chinese nor entirely generic.
Contributors are Parks Coble, Garret Olberding, David Pong, Kenneth Swope, Paul Van Els, David Wright, and Shu-Hui Wu.

Zielgruppe

All those interested in Chinese military history, Chinese history, comparative history, and military or strategic thought.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Weitere Mitwirkende

Lorge, Peter

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Geschichtliche Themen Militärgeschichte

Über Autor(innen)

Lorge, Peter
Peter Lorge, Ph.D. (1996) in Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, is Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He has published extensively on Chinese military history, military thought, gunpowder and martial arts.

Peter Lorge, Ph.D. (1996) in Asian Studies, University of Pennsylvania, is Assistant Professor of History at Vanderbilt University. He has published extensively on Chinese military history, military thought, gunpowder and martial arts.