UID:
almafu_9960117288402883
Format:
1 online resource (ix, 299 pages) :
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digital, PDF file(s).
ISBN:
1-316-43014-6
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1-316-43440-0
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1-316-43511-3
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1-316-43795-7
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1-316-43582-2
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1-316-43937-2
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1-316-02697-3
Content:
The Song dynasty (960-1279) has been characterized by its pre-eminent civil culture and military weakness. This groundbreaking work demonstrates that the civil dominance of the eleventh century was the product of a half-century of continuous warfare and ruthless political infighting. The spectacular culture of the eleventh century, one of the high points in Chinese history, was built on the bloody foundation of the conquests of the tenth century. Peter Lorge examines how, rather than a planned and inevitable reunification of the Chinese empire, the foundation of the Song was an uncertain undertaking, dependent upon highly contingent battles, both military and political, whose outcome was always in doubt. Song civil culture grew out of the successful military campaigns that created the dynasty and, as the need for war and armies diminished, the need for civil officials grew. The Song dynasty's successful waging of war led ultimately to peace.
Note:
Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 10 Dec 2015).
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Cover; Half-title ; Title page ; Copyright information ; Table of contents ; List of maps ; Acknowledgments ; 1 Introduction ; 2 Historiography, methodology, and Song military and political history ; 3 The pivot of the tenth century ; 4 Rebuilding the empire
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5 The army and the creation of the Song dynasty 6 Personal politics and the campaigns of conquest ; 7 Separating war and politics ; 8 Fighting to become emperor ; 9 Failure and rebellion ; 10 The end of the beginning ; 11 Conclusion ; Bibliography ; Index
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The demilitarization of the Song founding War and personal politics ; Conquest by war and negotiation ; The Liao perspective on war with the Song ; War and the creation of the Northern Song ; Politics and historiography ; Song political history
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Song history and Song military history War and politics ; Conclusion ; The Northern Han invasion (12 March - 24 April 954) ; The Battle of Gaoping (24 April 954) ; Aftermath and follow-up (3 May - 30 July 954) ; Military reorganization ; The Zhou imperial army ; The Imperial Guard
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The Palace Corps The Imperial Guard ; The attack on the Northern Han ; The Zhou strategy for reunification of China ; The campaign against Shu (24 May - 30 December 955) ; The Huainan campaign (January 956-April 957) ; Shizong returns for a third time
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The Sixteen Prefectures campaign (29 April -27 July 959)
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English
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-44679-1
Additional Edition:
ISBN 1-107-08475-X
Language:
English
URL:
Volltext
(lizenzpflichtig)
URL:
https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9781316026977
