Debating war in Chinese history / edited by Peter A. Lorge.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lorge, Peter Allan, 1967-

ebrary, Inc.

Series:

History of warfare ; v. 83.

History of warfare, 1385-7827 ; volume 83

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

War--Decision making.

War.

China--History, Military.

China.

History, Military.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (272 pages) : illustrations, maps.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2013.

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Chinese rulers and statesmen were naturally concerned about the issue of war, when it was justified, and when to avoid it. Although much has been asserted about how these issues were understood in Chinese cultures, 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 millennia that is neither distinctly Chinese nor entirely generic. Book jacket.

Contents:

Righteous, Furious, or Arrogant? On Classifications of Warfare in Early Chinese Texts / Paul van Els Els, Paul van 13

Debates and Decision-Making: The Battle of the Altai Mountains (Jinweishan $$) in AD 91 / Shu-hui Wu Wu, Shu-hui 41

The Debate Between Wang Hui and Han Anguo: A Case Study of Early Han Military Addresses / Garret Olberding Olberding, Garret 79

Fighting Against Empire: Resistance to the Later Zhou and Song Conquest of China / Peter Lorge Lorge, Peter 107

Debates in the Field During Bayah's Campaigns Against Southern Song China, 1274-1276 / David Curtis Wright Wright, David Curtis 141

As Close as Lips and Teeth: Debating the Ming Intervention in Korea / Kenneth M. Swope Swope, Kenneth M. 163

To War or Not to War: Decisions for War in Late Imperial China, 1870s-1900 / David Pong Pong, David 191

Debating War in China: The Decision to Go to War, July-August 1937 / Parks M. Coble Coble, Parks M. 237.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2013. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.

OCLC:

840132444

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