Subject: Military art and science--China--History--Ming dynasty, 1368-1644

Cultural realism : strategic culture and grand strategy in Chinese history
AuthorJohnston, Alastair I.
PlacePrinceton, NJ
PublisherPrinceton University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesPrinceton studies in international history and politics
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberDS753.J64 1995
Descriptionxiii, 307 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm.
NoteCultural realism : strategic culture and grand strategy in Chinese history / Alastair Iain Johnston.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [275]-291) and index.
See Publisher description.
Contents: 1. Strategic Culture: A Critique. -- 2. Some Questions of Methodology -- 3. Chinese Strategic Culture and the Parabellum Paradigm. -- 4. Chinese Strategic Culture and Grand Strategic Preferences. 5. A Return to Theory. -- 6. The Parabellum Paradigm and the Ming Security Problematique. -- 7. Chinese Strategic Culture and Ming Grand Strategic Choice. 8. Conclusion.-- Appendix A: Coding Procedures. Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Legitimate Actions Directed at an Adversary. Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Outcomes of Actions against an Adversary. Appendix C: Map of Northern Border Areas in the Ming Period. References. Index.

Keywords and terms: righteous war ; on violence, on "not fighting and subduing the enemy" ; hypotheses about Ming strategic decision making, Bingshu 兵書, Ming security problems along the northern border ; Seven Military Classics (Wujing 武經) Sunzi 孫子, Wuzi bingfa 武子兵法 ; Sima fa 司馬法 ; Wei Liaozi 尉繚子, Taigong liutao 太公六韜, Huangshigong sanlue 黃石公三略, Tang Taizong Li Wei Gong wendui 唐太宗李韋公問 對 ; Ming statecraft, wall-building, Fan Ji 范濟, Yu Qian 于謙, Wang Shu 王恕, Wang Shouren (Yangming) 王守仁 (陽明), Yang Yiqing 楊一清, Wang Qiong 王瓊, Zeng Xian 曾銑, Weng Wanda 翁萬達, Yang Jisheng 楊繼盛, Wang Chonggu 王崇古 ; Mongol strategems and tactics.
Glossary of Chinese military terms used to describe legitimate actions directed at an enemy, p. 270-273.

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ISBN0691029962
LCCN95-3105
Great Wall of China : from history to myth
AuthorWaldron, Arthur 林蔚
PlaceCambridge, Eng.
PublisherCambridge University Press
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageEnglish
TypeBook
SeriesCambridge studies in Chinese history, literature, and institutions
ShelfReading Room
Call NumberDS793.G67 W25 1990
Descriptionxiii, 296 p., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 24 cm
NoteThe Great Wall of China : from history to myth / Arthur Waldron.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 256-278) and index.
Publisher description -- Table of contents
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ISBN052136518X
LCCN88-32689
Huolong shenqi zhenfa 火龍神器陣法
AuthorJiao Yu 焦玉, 15th cent.
Place---
Publisher---
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition
LanguageChinese 中文
TypeDigital Book (PDF)
Series
ShelfDigital Archives
Call NumberUA43.C6 J52 1984
Descriptiondig.pdf. [108 [i.e. 54] p. : ill. ; 27 cm.]
NoteHuolong shenqi zhenfa 火龍神器陣法 / [Jiao Yu zhuan 焦玉撰].
Source not indicated.
據北京圖書館藏淸道光20年(1840)翁心存抄本影印.
續修四庫全書 ; 959.子部兵家類.
Local access dig.pdf. [Huolong shenqi zhenfa.pdf]
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Qi Jiguang 戚繼光
AuthorXie Chengren 謝承仁, 1924-Ning Ke 寧可, 1928-
PlaceShanghai 上海
PublisherShanghai renmin chubanshe 上海人民出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition第1版, 第2次印刷
LanguageChinese 中文[簡體字]
TypeBook
Series
ShelfStacks
Call NumberDS753.6.Q555 X53 1961
Description2, 152 p., [2] p. of plates : ill., port. ; 19 cm.
NoteQi Jiguang 戚繼光 / Xie Chengren, Ning Ke zhu 謝承仁, 寧可著.
Includes bibliographical references.
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LCCNc62-4230
Qi Jiguang 戚繼光
AuthorSu Tongbing 蘇同炳, 1925-Yan Yijing 嚴以敬, 1933-
PlaceXianggang 香港
PublisherYazhou chubanshe 亞洲出版社
CollectionRicci Institute Library
Edition初版
LanguageChinese 中文
TypeBook
SeriesYazhou shaonian congshu 亞洲少年叢書. Mingren zhuanji 名人傳記
ShelfStacks
Call NumberDS753.6.Q555 S887 1959
Description[2], 153 p. : ill. ; 19 cm.
NoteQi Jiguang 戚繼光 / Su Tongbing zhu 蘇同炳著 ; Yan Yijing hui 嚴以敬繪.
Bibliography: p. 153.
民國48 [1959]
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Zhenji 陣紀
AuthorHe Liangchen 何良臣
PlaceChangsha 長沙
PublisherShangwu yinshuguan 商務印書館
CollectionBibl. Sinensis Soc. Iesu
Edition初版
LanguageChinese 中文
TypeBook (Text in Collection)
SeriesCongshu jicheng chubian 叢書集成初編 ; 0961
ShelfAdmin. Office Gallery
Call NumberAC149.T76 1935 v. 0961
Description72 p. in various pagings ; 17.5 cm.
NoteZhenji 陣紀 / He Liangchen zhu 何良臣著.
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