Warfare in China to 1600

Peter Lorge

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9780754625315
• eBook ISBN:
  9781351873796
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Asian History
• Index: History

Chinese military history has emerged as one of the most promising and radical fields of Chinese studies. China's rapidly increasing military power make understanding the place of war in Chinese culture, as well as the role of the military, and Chinese strategic thought, vital to dealing with this possible threat. The recent flourishing of scholarship in this area has begun to allow an equivalent comparison with western and world military history, leading to a new understanding of war as a historical and cultural phenomenon, as well as revising earlier analyses of the significance of war in Chinese history. Assembled in this volume is a selection of articles that present earlier approaches to Chinese military history as well as the most recent trends in research. The introductory essay provides an overview of the field of Chinese military history and its significance in the study of China, as well as pointing out encouraging new developments in recent scholarship.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Series Preface
• Introduction
• 1 Edward L. Shaughnessy (1988), 'Historical Perspectives on the Introduction of the Chariot into China', Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 48, pp. 189-237.
• 2 C. Martin Wilbur (1936), 'The History of the Crossbow, Illustrated from Specimens in the United States National Museum', Smithsonian Institution Annual Report, pp. 427-38.
• 3 A.F.P. Hulsewé (1978), 'Again the Crossbow Trigger Mechanism', T'oung Pao, 64, p. 254.
• 4 David N. Keightley (1976), 'Where Have All the Swords Gone? Reflections on the Unification of China', Early China, 2, pp. 31-34.
• 5 William Trousdale (1977), 'Where All the Swords Have Gone: Reflections on Some Questions Raised by Professor Keightley', Early China, 3, pp. 65-66.
• 6 Noel Barnard (1978-79), 'Did the Swords Exist?', Early China, 4, pp. 60-65.
• 7 Albert E. Dien (1982), 'A Study of Early Chinese Armor', Artibus Asiae, 43, pp. 5-66.
• 8 Chauncey S. Goodrich (1984), 'Riding Astride and the Saddle in Ancient China', Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 44, pp. 279-306.
• 9 Albert E. Dien (1986), 'The Stirrup and its Effect on Chinese Military History', Ars Orientalis, 16, pp. 33-56.
• 10 L. Carrington Goodrich and Fêng Chia-Shêng (1946), 'The Early Development of Firearms in China', ISIS, 36, pp. 114—23.
• 11 Jixing Pan (1987), 'On the Origin of Rockets', T'oung Pao, 73, pp. 2-15.
• 12 Benjamin E. Wallacker (1966), 'Two Concepts in Early Chinese Military Thought', Language, 42, pp. 295-99.
• 13 Christopher C. Rand (1979), 'Li Ch'üan and Chinese Military Thought', Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies, 39, pp. 107-37.
• 14 Robin D.S. Yates (1988), 'New Light on Ancient Chinese Military Texts: Notes on their Nature and Evolution, and the Development of Military Specialization in Warring States China', T'oung Pao, 74, pp. 211—48.
• 15 J.J.L. Duyvendak (1939), 'An Illustrated Battle-account in the History of the Former Han Dynasty', T'oung Pao, 34, pp. 249-64.
• 16 Benjamin E. Wallacker (1999), 'Studies in Medieval Chinese Siegecraft: The Seige of Fengtian, A.D. 783, Journal of Asian History, 33, pp. 185-93.
• 17 David A. Graff (1992), 'The Battle of Huo-i', Asia Major, 3rd ser., 5, pp. 33-55.
• 18 David A. Graff (1995), 'Meritorious Cannibal: Chang Hsün's Defense of Sui-yang and the Exaltation of Loyalty in an Age of Rebellion', Asia Major, 3rd Ser., 8, pp. 1-16.
• 19 David A. Graff (2000), 'The Sword and the Brush: Military Specialisation and Career Patterns in Tang China, 618-907', War and Society, 18, pp. 9-21.
• 20 Jonathan Karam Skaff (2000), 'Barbarians at the Gates? The Tang Frontier Military and the An Lushan Rebellion', War and Society, 18, pp. 23-35.
• 21 Peter Lorge (1999), 'The Entrance and Exit of the Song Founders', Journal of Song-Yuan Studies, 29, pp. 43-62.
• 22 Peter Lorge (2000), 'The Northern Song Military Aristocracy and the Royal Family', War and Society, 18, pp. 37-48.
• 23 Cheng-Hua Fang (2003), 'Military Families and the Southern Song Court - The Lü Case', Journal of Song-Yuan Studies, 33, pp. 49-70.
• 24 Kenneth M. Swope (2003), 'Turning the Tide: The Strategic and Psychological Significance of the Liberation of Pyongyang in 1593', War and Society, 21, pp. 1-22.
• 25 Kenneth M. Swope (2000), 'Civil-Military Coordination in the Bozhou Campaign of the Wanli Era', War and Society, 18, pp. 49-70.
• Name Index