Characteristics of Chinese Military Culture
Author | : Heng Zhang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789186635510 |
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Author | : Heng Zhang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 36 |
Release | : 2013 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789186635510 |
Author | : Nicola Di Cosmo |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 468 |
Release | : 2011-03-04 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0674262999 |
This volume explores the relationship between culture and the military in Chinese society from early China to the Qing empire, with contributions by eminent scholars aiming to reexamine the relationship between military matters and law, government, historiography, art, philosophy, literature, and politics. The book critically investigates the perception that, due to the influence of Confucianism, Chinese culture has systematically devalued military matters. There was nothing inherently pacifist about the Chinese governments’ views of war, and pragmatic approaches—even aggressive and expansionist projects—often prevailed. Though it has changed in form, a military elite has existed in China from the beginning of its history, and military service included a large proportion of the population at any given time. Popular literature praised the martial ethos of fighting men. Civil officials attended constantly to military matters on the administrative and financial ends. The seven military classics produced in antiquity continued to be read even into the modern period. These original essays explore the ways in which intellectual, civilian, and literary elements helped shape the nature of military institutions, theory, and the culture of war. This important contribution bridges two literatures, military and cultural, that seldom appear together in the study of China, and deepens our understanding of war and society in Chinese history.
Author | : W. Mott |
Publisher | : Springer |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2006-04-02 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1403983135 |
Drawing on ancient texts and modern interpretations, this work explores the foundations for war in China's strategic culture Shih, Li and Tao. The work uses Shih theory to explain the anomalies that continue to perplex Euro-American observers in modern China's uses of force.
Author | : Huang Pumin |
Publisher | : Peter Lang Gmbh, Internationaler Verlag Der Wissenschaften |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2023 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781636672663 |
"A History of Traditional Chinese Military Science explores the development of military science in ancient China and its remarkable contribution to Chinese military culture through an investigation of representative military works, relevant passages from ancient philosophers' books and important collections of histories and classical works. The book attempts to trace the historical trajectory of the emergence and evolvement of traditional Chinese military theory and is committed to a panoramic review of the basic connotations of this theory, its major characters and expressions in the context of different historical backgrounds, as well as its cultural impact. Chief outstanding features include: 1) The book attempts to give a survey of traditional military Chinese theory and trace its distinct characters in different historical phases. The narrative is organized in a chronological order, instead of the more popular topic-oriented format. Hopefully, the reader will get a clear understanding of the development of traditional Chinese military theory. 2) Special emphasis is laid on the independent value of military science in order to adjust a long-standing tendency to separate military and history studies in Chinese scholarship. However, elements of military system, military technology, military tactics, army formations and military topography will also be referred to, which enriches the scope of the study and offers a complementary angle to examine the dynamics in military culture. 3) The authors' academic background and training are exclusively Chinese. A history composed in this context wants hopefully to offer a different perspective from Western scholars and gives readers some new inspiration"--
Author | : Major James G. Pangelinan |
Publisher | : Pickle Partners Publishing |
Total Pages | : 179 |
Release | : 2015-11-06 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 178289988X |
This monograph examines Chinese warfare and suggests that three and a half millennia of Chinese military history have produced a distinctive and enduring Chinese Way Of War. While the art and science of war in China have evolved considerably throughout its history, the characteristics and philosophies of its style of warfare contain some propensities that endure from antiquity to the present. They are: The Chinese military orientation focuses more on the strategic and operational levels of war than the tactical. The Chinese prefer strategic maneuver warfare to attritional or other forms of warfare. Chinese warfare emphasizes the importance of shaping operations, the arrangement of the conditions of the war, campaign, or battlefield in one’s favor before initiating combat. Finally, deception and unorthodox warfare play a leading role in Chinese martial philosophy and conduct of war. These four propensities of the Chinese way of war are general trends that emerge when the entire span of Chinese warfare is broadly considered. Rooted in the philosophy and theories of the great military classics of ancient Chinese, these propensities provide continuities in the war fighting styles, traditions, and preferences of Chinese armies throughout history. While none of the four propensities of Chinese warfare are practiced by China alone, when aggregated they form a broad approach to war fighting that is unlike that of any other country in the world. The distinctiveness of the Chinese way of war is a product of China’s unique cultural traditions, religious and social philosophies, and historical evolution.
Author | : Ralph D. Sawyer |
Publisher | : Basic Books (AZ) |
Total Pages | : 578 |
Release | : 2011-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 046502145X |
A leading historical scholar offers the definitive account of the strategies and technology that shaped the earliest Chinese dynasties--from walled defenses to chariot-driven warriors.
Author | : |
Publisher | : DIANE Publishing |
Total Pages | : 54 |
Release | : |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 1428913734 |
Author | : Haizong Lei |
Publisher | : Cambridge University Press |
Total Pages | : 287 |
Release | : 2020-04-23 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1108479189 |
The first English translation of Lei Haizong's unique study of the Chinese army, first published in 1940.
Author | : David Andrew Graff |
Publisher | : University Press of Kentucky |
Total Pages | : 346 |
Release | : 2012-03-09 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 0813135842 |
Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of battle, from the chariot warfare of ancient times to the battles of the Guomindang (KMT) and Communist regimes of the twentieth century. China's ability to sustain complex warfare on a very large scale was not emulated in other parts of the world until the Industrial Age, despite the fact that the country is only now rising to economic dominance. In A Military History of China, Updated Edition, David A. Graff and Robin Higham bring together leading scholars to offer a basic introduction to the military history of China from the first millennium B.C.E. to the present. Focusing on recurring patterns of conflict rather than traditional campaign narratives, this volume reaches farther back into China's military history than similar studies. It also offers insightful comparisons between Chinese and Western approaches to war. This edition brings the volume up to date, including discussions of the Chinese military's latest developments and the country's most recent foreign conflicts.
Author | : Jijun Li |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 22 |
Release | : 1997 |
Genre | : China |
ISBN | : |
In an address given at the U.S. Army War College, the author, Vice President of the Academy of Military Science of the People's Republic of China, set the foundation for a future relationship between the two professional military education institutions. In support of China's policies of 'reform and opening up, ' the People's Liberation Army is actively seeking military-to-military relations with other nations, particularly with the United States. Aware of this historic juncture, the author delivered his address in the spirit of increased Sino-American dialogue and cooperation. The speech is interesting for what it tells us not only about Chinese strategy, but how the Chinese government views threats to its national security.