Cultural Realism

Strategic Culture and Grand Strategy in Chinese History

von

Johnston, Alastair Iain

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

324 Seiten

Englisch

Princeton University Presserschienen am16.08.1998

Sets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture? If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security? This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644).mehr

Verfügbare Formate

BuchKartoniert, Paperback

EUR57,10

E-BookEPUBDRM AdobeE-Book

EUR51,49

Auf dieser Seite:

EUR57,10

In den Warenkorb

Produkt

KlappentextSets out to answer two empirical questions. Is there a substantively consistent and temporally persistent Chinese strategic culture? If so, to what extent has it influenced China's approaches to security? This work focuses on the Ming dynasty's grand strategy against the Mongols (1368-1644).

Details

ISBN/GTIN978-0-691-00239-2

ProduktartBuch

EinbandartKartoniert, Paperback

Verlag

Princeton University Press

Erscheinungsjahr1998

Erscheinungsdatum16.08.1998

Seiten324 Seiten

SpracheEnglisch

MasseBreite 152 mm, Höhe 229 mm, Dicke 20 mm

Gewicht528 g

Artikel-Nr.13078943

Rubriken

GenreGeschichte/Politik

Inhalt/Kritik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

List of Figures and TablesPrefaceCh. 1Strategic Culture: A Critique1Ch. 2Some Questions of Methodology32Ch. 3Chinese Strategic Culture and the Parabellum Paradigm61Ch. 4Chinese Strategic Culture and Grand Strategic Preferences109Ch. 5A Return to Theory155Ch. 6The Parabellum Paradigm and the Ming Security Problematique175Ch. 7Chinese Strategic Culture and Ming Grand Strategic Choice216Ch. 8Conclusion248Appendix A: Coding Procedures267Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Legitimate Actions Directed at an Adversary270Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Outcomes of Actions against an Adversary273Appendix C: Map of Northern Border Areas in the Ming Period274References275Index293mehr

Kritik

"If Johnston's analysis of China's strategic culture is correct--and I believe that it is--generational change will not guarantee a kinder, gentler China."--Warren I. Cohen, The Atlantic Monthly "[Cultural Realism] contends that the Chinese are no less concerned with the use of military power than any other civilization--a point that scholars have traditionally disputed because, as Johnston demonstrates, they misread the Chinese classics."--Roderick MacFarquhar, Lingua Franca "Johnston is correct that many actual Chinese uses of force look far more like 'realism' than many Sinologists have realized. His stress on the 'realist' thread in the classics is likewise very illuminating."--Arthur Waldron, The New Republic "The beauty of this book is the clarity and precision of the argument... We need the intellectual challenge of such social science research on ancient and imperial China."--Joseph W. Eshrick, Journal of Asian Studiesmehr