Ralph D. Sawyer

Ancient Chinese Warfare

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The history of China is a history of warfare. Rarely in its 3,000-year existence has the country not been beset by war, rebellion, or raids. Warfare was a primary source of innovation, social evolution, and material progress in the Legendary Era, Hsia dynasty, and Shang dynasty -- indeed, war was the force that formed the first cohesive Chinese empire, setting China on a trajectory of state building and aggressive activity that continues to this day. In Ancient Chinese Warfare, a preeminent expert on Chinese military history uses recently recovered documents and archaeological findings to construct a comprehensive guide to the developing tech… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-0-465-02334-9
EAN: 9780465023349
Produktnummer: 22912647
Verlag: Basic Books
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Seitenangabe: 576 S.
Plattform: EPUB
Masse: 1'141 KB
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Sonstiges: Ab 13 - 99 J.

Über den Autor

Ralph D. Sawyer, one of America's leading scholars in Chinese warfare, has worked extensively with major intelligence and defense agencies. After studying at MIT and Harvard and a brief stint of university teaching, Sawyer has spent the past thirty years lecturing and doing international consulting work focused on China.