Peter Lorge is een historicus wiens werk zich richt op China in de 10e en 11e eeuw, met een bijzondere interesse in de militaire, politieke en sociale geschiedenis ervan. Zijn werk duikt in de evolutie van het Chinese rijk als reactie op de eisen van oorlogsvoering en interne controle. Lorge verdiept zich intensief in de militaire geschiedenis van Azië en onderzoekt hoe technologische vooruitgang en politieke krachten eeuwenlang krijgskundige strategieën en maatschappelijke structuren hebben gevormd.
A major new revisionist history of the reception of the most important Chinese work on strategy, The Art of War, in the West. Peter Lorge contends that the Western interpretation of Sun Tzu's ideas was not based upon Chinese understandings of the text, but upon twentieth-century Western strategic ideas.
Focusing on a pivotal period in Chinese history, this comprehensive survey examines major military events and emphasizes the significance of warfare in the construction and preservation of the Chinese empire. By detailing various conflicts, the book highlights how military strategy and action were central to the empire's development and stability, offering a unique perspective on the historical narrative.
A rich, wide-ranging and accessible introduction to over 2,000 years of history
A groundbreaking work examining the military and political events that shaped the Song dynasty (960-1279) in China.
In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practised for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China. This book charts the history of combat in China from the Bronze Age to the present.