David Graff

Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900

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Produktbeschreibung

China's history has been shaped by war. Shortly after 300 AD, barbarian invaders from Inner Asia toppled China's Western Jin dynasty, leaving the country divided and at war for several centuries. Despite this, the empire gradually formed a unified imperial order. "Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900" explores the military strategies, institutions and wars that reconstructed the Chinese empire that has survived into modern times. Drawing on classical Chinese sources and the best modern scholarship from China and Japan, David A. Graff connects military affairs with political and social developments to show how China's history was shaped by war. The first survey of medieval Chinese military history to be published in English, this seminal text will be of appeal to readers of both military and Chinese history.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. November 2001
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 239mm x 161mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 576g
• ISBN-13: 9780415239547
• ISBN-10: 0415239540
• Artikelnr.: 20990273

Autorenporträt

David Graff

Inhaltsangabe

List of maps
Preface and acknowledgments
Introduction
1 The legacy of antiquity
2 The fall of Western Jin
3 The north under barbarian rule
4 The south under émigré rule
5 From Northern Wei to Northern Zhou
6 North versus south
7 The Koguryo? War and the fall of the Sui dynasty
8 Li Shimin and the military consolidation of the Tang dynasty
9 The early Tang military and the expeditionary armies
10 The price of professionalism
11 Consequences of the An Lushan rebellion
Conclusion
Bibliography
Index