Military Culture in Imperial China

by Michael Loewe and Ralph D. Sawyer

Book Overview

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...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674060725
• ISBN13: 9780674060722
• Release Date: March 2011
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Length: 456 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.2" x 9.3"