Military thought in early China / Christopher C. Rand.
Military thought in early China / Christopher C. Rand.
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Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2017]
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G 2017/2871
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English
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viii, 233 pages ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
The emergence of the Wen/wu problem -- The achievement of balance -- The western Zhou solution -- Evolution in Chunqiu times -- New solutions in the Zhanguo era -- Militarism -- Compartmentalism -- Syncretism -- Conclusion -- The metaphysics of generalship -- The general as sage -- Psychical power -...
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Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2017]
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New York (State)
Date Published
[2017]
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This study of the philosophy of war in early China examines the recurring debate, from antiquity through the Western Han period (202 BCE?8 CE), about how to achieve a proper balance between martial (wu) force and civil (wen) governance in the pursuit of a peaceful state. Rather than focusing solely on Sunzi?s Art of War and other military treatises...
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Military thought in early China / Christopher C. Rand.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Online version: Rand, Christopher C. (Christopher Clark), 1950- Military thought in early China. Albany, NY : State University of New York Press, [2017] 9781438465180 (DLC) 2016044927
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G 2017/2871
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74VKVLR2LL83
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1438465173 hardcover ; alkaline paper
9781438465173 hardcover ; alkaline paper
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355.001
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991024108718702626
