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Harmony and war [[electronic resource] ] : Confucian culture and Chinese power politics / / Yuan-Kang Wang



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Autore: Wang Yuan-Kang Visualizza persona
Titolo: Harmony and war [[electronic resource] ] : Confucian culture and Chinese power politics / / Yuan-Kang Wang Visualizza cluster
Pubblicazione: New York, : Columbia University Press, c2011
Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (329 p.)
Disciplina: 327.51
Soggetto topico: Confucianism - China - History
Confucianism - Political aspects - China - History
Power (Social sciences) - China - History
Harmony (Philosophy) - Political aspects - China - History
Militarism - China - History
Soggetto geografico: China History Song dynasty, 960-1279
China History Ming dynasty, 1368-1644
China Military policy
China Strategic aspects
Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Nota di contenuto: Confucian strategic culture and the puzzle -- Culture and strategic choice -- The northern Song Dynasty (960-1127) -- The southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) -- The Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) -- The Ming tribute system -- Chinese power politics in the age of U.S. unipolarity.
Sommario/riassunto: Confucianism has shaped a certain perception of Chinese security strategy, symbolized by the defensive, nonaggressive Great Wall. Many believe China is antimilitary and reluctant to use force against its enemies. It practices pacifism and refrains from expanding its boundaries, even when nationally strong. In a path-breaking study traversing six centuries of Chinese history, Yuan-kang Wang resoundingly discredits this notion, recasting China as a practitioner of realpolitik and a ruthless purveyor of expansive grand strategies. Leaders of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) prized military force and shrewdly assessed the capabilities of China's adversaries. They adopted defensive strategies when their country was weak and pursued expansive goals, such as territorial acquisition, enemy destruction, and total military victory, when their country was strong. Despite the dominance of an antimilitarist Confucian culture, warfare was not uncommon in the bulk of Chinese history. Grounding his research in primary Chinese sources, Wang outlines a politics of power that are crucial to understanding China's strategies today, especially its policy of "peaceful development," which, he argues, the nation has adopted mainly because of its military, economic, and technological weakness in relation to the United States.
Titolo autorizzato: Harmony and war  Visualizza cluster
ISBN: 1-282-91929-6
9786612919299
0-231-52240-1
Formato: Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
Record Nr.: 9910458188803321
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Serie: Contemporary Asia in the world.