The first volume of the three parts of Science and Civilisation in China deals with the art of war in ancient and medieval China.
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Anbieter: Joseph Burridge Books, Dagenham, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Very Good. 1st Edition. xxviii, 601 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm. Contents: Part I. Military Technology: (a) Introduction (b) Chinese Literature on the Art of War Krysztof Gawlikowski 1. The military theoreticians 2. The military encyclopaedists 3. Basic concepts of the classical Chinese theory of war general principles of action 4. Combat and competition 5. Other components of the classical Chinese theory of war 6. The main controversies within Chinese military thought (c) Distinctive Features of Chinese Military Thought: 1. Reasons for its perennial vitality 2. A syncretistic tradition the non-military approach to war and the duties of soldiers 3. The great popularity of military thought among the people 4. Military thought in civil life 5. The place of the military element (wu) in the Chinese world order (d) Projectile Weapons: I. Archery (with Edward McEwen): 1. The bow 2. The crossbow 3. The social role of the bow and crossbow Part II. Ballistic Machinery: (with Wang Ling) 4. Spring, sinew, sling and swape definitions and distribution 5. Forms of the arcuballista 6. Trebuchets, manned and counterweighted 7. Distribution and diffusion (e) Early Poliorcetics: the Mohists to the Sung Robin D. S. Yates: 1. Early cities 2. The twelve types of attack Bibliographies. Artikel-Nr. hspilsoas09
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Anbieter: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. Hardcover. Good condition. Rather faded and worn dust jacket with several marks and one or two bumps. Slight wear on jacket spine head and upper leading corners of jacket. Head of page block is foxed and has one or two additional marks. Slight bump on hardcover spine head. Binding is sound, pages are clean, and the contents are clear. AF. Used. Artikel-Nr. 458279
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Anbieter: Lectioz Books, Gloucester, NSW, Australien
Hardcover. Zustand: Very Good. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: Good. 1st Edition. Jacket has moderate general wear, some scrapes to edges and a 1cm tear to top rear corner. Top edge of page-block has minimal foxing and a 4mm spot. Internally very clean. Binding tight. 620pp Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts of Science and Civilisation in China which deal with the art of war in ancient and medieval China. Four sections follow the introduction: on the simple bow; on the cross-bow, standard weapon of the Han armies; and on pre-gunpowder artillery, including the invention of the trebuchet. Size: 195mm x 250mm. Book. Artikel-Nr. 030189
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Anbieter: moluna, Greven, Deutschland
Zustand: New. Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts of Science and Civilisation in China which deal with the art of war in ancient and medieval China. Four sections follow the introduction: on the simple bow on the cross-bow, standard weapon of the Han armies. Artikel-Nr. 594741608
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Anbieter: Revaluation Books, Exeter, Vereinigtes Königreich
Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 620 pages. 10.25x8.00x1.75 inches. In Stock. Artikel-Nr. __052132727X
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Anbieter: AHA-BUCH GmbH, Einbeck, Deutschland
Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Science and Civilisation in China Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts dealing with the arts of war in ancient and medieval China. The present volume opens with an introduction on Chinese attitudes to warfare in general. Four major sections follow: on the making and use of simple bows; on the crossbow, the standard weapon of the Han armies, and its introduction to the Western world; on the pre-gunpowder forms of artillery, including the invention of the trebuchet; and on the art of siege warfare in which the Mohists were particularly interested. There is a good deal of material on siege-warfare available, and this final section is a substantial one, covering all aspects in detail. Artikel-Nr. 9780521327275
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