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Record Nr.

UNINA9910783942303321

Autore

Lorge Peter Allan <1967->

Titolo

War, politics and society in early modern China, 900-1795 [[electronic resource] /] / Peter Lorge

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; New York, : Routledge, 2005

ISBN

1-134-37286-8

1-280-37739-9

9786610377398

0-203-96929-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (201 p.)

Collana

Warfare and history

Disciplina

951/.02

Soggetti

China History, Military 960-1644

China History, Military 1644-1912

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Unity through war, 900-1005 -- Empires at peace, empires at war, 1005-1142 -- Three empires and a century of war, 1142-1272 -- A Chinese empire, 1272-1355? -- The Chinese conquest dynasty, 1355-1435 -- The politics of imperial collapse, 1435-1610 -- A people created for war, 1610-1683 -- The old man of ten complete military victories, 1684-1795.

Sommario/riassunto

This comprehensive survey of Chinese military history is the only book in English to span the significant years from 900 - 1795. Peter Lorge questions current theories on China's relationship to war, and argues that war was the most important tool used by the Chinese in building and maintaining their empire.Emphasizing the relationship between the military and politics, chapters are organised around specific military events and, Lorge argues, the strength of territorial claims and political impact of each dynasty were determined by their military capacity.Ideal as a course ado