| Medieval Chinese Warfare 300-900 Contributor(s): Graff, David (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415239559 ISBN-13: 9780415239554 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $49.39 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: 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. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Asia - China - History | Europe - Medieval - History | Military - General |
| Dewey: 951.01 |
| LCCN: 2001052022 |
| Series: Warfare and History |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 6" W x 9" (1.10 lbs) 298 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - Medieval (500-1453) - Cultural Region - Chinese |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |