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The Maritime Defence of China. Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond.
Y. H. Teddy . Ed(S): Sim
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Description for The Maritime Defence of China. Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond.
hardcover. Editor(s): Sim, Y. H. Teddy. Num Pages: 310 pages, 2 colour illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: HBJF; JW. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 155. .
This edited volume explores the larger maritime and security environment during and beyond the time of Chinese military general Qi Jiguang’s enterprise. While serving as a historiography and biography of Qi Jiguang, the book also elaborates on the doctrinal applications of his ideas. Essays in this volume contribute to the field of China studies in light of the increased frequency of news relating to the maritime and military affairs in the region in the post-2000 period. It provides a specialist perspective to the uneven study of Qi Jiguang and maritime/military studies, while also satisfying the desire of the layman to ... Read more
This edited volume explores the larger maritime and security environment during and beyond the time of Chinese military general Qi Jiguang’s enterprise. While serving as a historiography and biography of Qi Jiguang, the book also elaborates on the doctrinal applications of his ideas. Essays in this volume contribute to the field of China studies in light of the increased frequency of news relating to the maritime and military affairs in the region in the post-2000 period. It provides a specialist perspective to the uneven study of Qi Jiguang and maritime/military studies, while also satisfying the desire of the layman to ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2017
Publisher
Springer Verlag, Singapore Singapore
Number of pages
310
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Singapore, Singapore
ISBN
9789811041624
SKU
V9789811041624
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Ref
99-15
About Y. H. Teddy . Ed(S): Sim
Teddy Sim is currently lecturing at the Institute of Education in Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. He has published on specific involvements of the Portuguese in the East / Far East in the 18th century and 19th centuries. He is the author of Portuguese Enterprise in the East: Survival in the Years 1707-57 and editor of Piracy and surreptitious activities ... Read more
Reviews for The Maritime Defence of China. Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond.
“The contributions that make up this volume are all highly fascinating and provide new evidence and perspectives on maritime East Asia during the Ming, and the personal role of Qi Jiguang. … Sim’s collection provides a fresh and comprehensive examination of Chinese coastal defense and warfare maneuvers in the Ming and Qing eras from the perspective of military history.” (XING ... Read more