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The philosophy of Chinese military culture : Shih vs. Li / William H. Mott IV and Jae Chang Kim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mott, William H., IV, 1939-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Military art and science--China--Philosophy.
- Military art and science.
- Philosophy.
- China--Civilization.
- China.
- Civilization.
- Physical Description:
- xii, 308 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, N.Y. : Palgrave Macmillan, 2006.
- Summary:
- Drawing on ancient texts and modern interpretations, this work explores the foundations for war in China' s strategic culture--"Shih," "Li," and "Tao," "Shih" theory bases strategy on enemy intent, in contrast to Euro-American "Li" strategies based on forces. The work uses "Shih" theory to explain the anomalies that continue to perplex Euro-American observers in modern China' s uses of force.
- Contents:
- 1 Strategy and Culture 1
- 2 The Idea of Shih 15
- 3 Ancient Chinese Wars 45
- 4 The Chinese Civil War 73
- 5 The Korean War 103
- 6 The Sino-Indian War 131
- 7 The Sino-Soviet War 161
- 8 The Sino-Vietnamese War 185
- 9 Chinese Strategy: Shih-Strategy 215.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages [279]-294) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1403971870
- OCLC:
- 61684278
- Publisher Number:
- 9781403971876
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