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Harmony and War
Yuan-Kang Wang
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Description for Harmony and War
Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. Num Pages: 328 pages, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 14 tables. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPA; JPSD. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight in Grams: 574. Confucian Culture and Chinese Power Politics. Series: Contemporary Asia in the World. 328 pages, 6 maps, 4 line drawings, 14 tables. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; HBJF; JPA; JPSD. Dimension: 229 x 160 x 27. Weight: 570.
Confucianism has shaped a certain perception of Chinese security strategy, symbolized by the defensive, nonaggressive Great Wall. Many believe China is antimilitary and reluctant to use force against its enemies. It practices pacifism and refrains from expanding its boundaries, even when nationally strong. In a path-breaking study traversing six centuries of Chinese history, Yuan-kang Wang resoundingly discredits this notion, recasting China as a practitioner of realpolitik and a ruthless purveyor of expansive grand strategies. Leaders of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) prized military force and shrewdly assessed the capabilities of China's adversaries. They adopted defensive strategies when ... Read more
Confucianism has shaped a certain perception of Chinese security strategy, symbolized by the defensive, nonaggressive Great Wall. Many believe China is antimilitary and reluctant to use force against its enemies. It practices pacifism and refrains from expanding its boundaries, even when nationally strong. In a path-breaking study traversing six centuries of Chinese history, Yuan-kang Wang resoundingly discredits this notion, recasting China as a practitioner of realpolitik and a ruthless purveyor of expansive grand strategies. Leaders of the Song Dynasty (960-1279) and Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) prized military force and shrewdly assessed the capabilities of China's adversaries. They adopted defensive strategies when ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Columbia University Press United States
Number of pages
328
Condition
New
Series
Contemporary Asia in the World
Number of Pages
328
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780231151405
SKU
V9780231151405
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About Yuan-Kang Wang
Yuan-kang Wang is an assistant professor in the Department of Sociology and the School of Public Affairs and Administration at Western Michigan University. He holds a Ph.D. in political science from the University of Chicago and has received fellowships from Harvard University's Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs and the Brookings Institution's Center for Northeast Asian Policy Studies.
Reviews for Harmony and War
a necessary read for those concerned with the issue of cultural versus strategic realism and Chinese strategic culture...highly recommended. Choice Wang's book provides an accessible, historically well-informed and methodologicallywell-constructed account of an important phenomenon of Chinese history.
Aleksandra Kubat China Quarterly ...a must-read for those who are interested in Chinese power politics and strategic culture.
Julia Dinh T.H.L. ... Read more
Aleksandra Kubat China Quarterly ...a must-read for those who are interested in Chinese power politics and strategic culture.
Julia Dinh T.H.L. ... Read more