Military Culture in Imperial China

Contributor(s): Di Cosmo, Nicola (Editor), Yates, Robin D S (Contribution by), Sawyer, Ralph D (Contribution by), Loewe, Michael (Contribution by), de Crespigny, Rafe (Contribution by), Dreyer, Edward L (Contribution by), Graff, David A (Contribution by), Skaff, Jonathan Karam (Contribution by), Wyatt, Don J (Contribution by), Ryor, Kathleen (Contribution by), Gilbert, S R (Contribution by), Fong, Grace S (Contribution by), Waley-Cohen, Joanna (Contribution by), Dai, Yingcong (Contribution by), Perdue, Peter C (Contribution by)

ISBN: 9780674060722

Publisher: Harvard University Press

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Pub Date: March 4, 2011

Dewey: 306.270951

Lexile Code: 0000

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Target Age Group: NA to NA

Physical Info: 1.11" H x 9.27" L x 6.16" W ( 1.12 lbs) 456 pages

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Description: These original essays explore 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.

Brief description: Nicola Di Cosmo is Luce Foundation Professor of East Asian Studies, Institute for Advanced Studies.

Review Quotes: Future students of the role of the military in Chinese history will want to have the present volume close at hand.--Paul Jakov Smith "Journal of Military History" (10/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)