Ancient Chinese Warfare
Autor Ralph D. Sawyeren Limba Engleză Hardback – 28 feb 2011 – vârsta de la 13 ani
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.
InAncient
Chinese
Warfare,
a
preeminent
expert
on
Chinese
military
history
uses
recently
recovered
documents
and
archaeological
findings
to
construct
a
comprehensive
guide
to
the
developing
technologies,
strategies,
and
logistics
of
ancient
Chinese
militarism.
The
result
is
a
definitive
look
at
the
tools
and
methods
that
won
wars
and
shaped
culture
in
ancient
China.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780465021451
ISBN-10: 046502145X
Pagini: 576
Dimensiuni: 241 x 165 x 44 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
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ISBN-10: 046502145X
Pagini: 576
Dimensiuni: 241 x 165 x 44 mm
Greutate: 0.82 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: BASIC BOOKS
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Notă biografică
Ralph
D.
Sawyerhas
worked
extensively
with
major
intelligence
and
defense
agencies,
as
well
as
lecturing
and
consulting
internationally
on
China.
A
Fellow
of
the
Centre
for
Military
and
Strategic
Studies,
he
is
the
translator
of
numerous
books
from
the
Chinese
military
corpus,
includingThe
Art
of
War.
He
lives
in
Cape
Cod,
Massachusetts.
Recenzii
P.
H.
Liotta,
author
ofThe
Real
Population
Bomb:
Megacities
and
Global
Security
“After decades of intense and dedicated scholarship, Ralph Sawyer has produced an astonishing volume. His linguistic and strategic skills—his fierce genius—are everywhere in evidence. Sawyer is a master, andAncient Chinese Warfareis his masterpiece.”
Ralph Peters, retired Military Intelligence officer and author ofThe War After Armageddon
“Ancient Chinese Warfareis, paradoxically, a crucial book for the 21st century. As the ‘new' China aspires to global power, understanding the foundations of this civilization's way of war helps us grasp Beijing's present psychology and behavior. The Chinese take a very long view of history, and we need to learn to do so. To that end, the brilliant work of Ralph D. Sawyer has long proven unrivalled...and this book is his masterpiece. No work better illustrates the deep (and gnarled) roots of China's contemporary ambitions.”
“After decades of intense and dedicated scholarship, Ralph Sawyer has produced an astonishing volume. His linguistic and strategic skills—his fierce genius—are everywhere in evidence. Sawyer is a master, andAncient Chinese Warfareis his masterpiece.”
Ralph Peters, retired Military Intelligence officer and author ofThe War After Armageddon
“Ancient Chinese Warfareis, paradoxically, a crucial book for the 21st century. As the ‘new' China aspires to global power, understanding the foundations of this civilization's way of war helps us grasp Beijing's present psychology and behavior. The Chinese take a very long view of history, and we need to learn to do so. To that end, the brilliant work of Ralph D. Sawyer has long proven unrivalled...and this book is his masterpiece. No work better illustrates the deep (and gnarled) roots of China's contemporary ambitions.”
Nicola Di Cosmo, Henry Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian History at the Institute for Advanced Study
“Ancient Chinese Warfareis an important, informative, and exciting book. Written with panache, brimming with new ideas, and based on a level of knowledge that would challenge any expert, Sawyer's work has transformed single-handedly our understanding of ancient Chinese military history. Readers will find in this book a solidly informed and vivid account of China's ways of warfare from the Shang dynasty to the mid-first millennium BC. Only few of them will appreciate the massive effort of synthesis and analysis that this book represents, and it is to Sawyer's credit that he has succeeded in bringing an extremely difficult topic to a level that everyone can understand, learn from, and enjoy.”
Edward N. Luttwak, author of The Grand Strategy of the Byzantine Empire
“Not unexpectedly, this book enhances Ralph D. Sawyer's reputation as the premier interpreter of Chinese strategy and warfare. The surprise is that with the aid of a flowing style he has written a highly readable, indeed very enjoyable book on a seemingly abstruse subject. In a manner fascinating in itself, Sawyer brilliantly reconstructs the fragmentary archaeological evidence.”