Warfare in China to 1600 (Hardcover)

Contents: Introduction; Historical perspectives on the introduction of the chariot into China, Edward L. Shaughnessy; The history of the crossbow, illustrated from specimens in the United States University Museum, C. Martin Wilbur; Again the crossbow trigger mechanism, A.F.P. Hulsewe; Where have all the swords gone? Reflections on the unification of China, David N. Keightley; Where have all the swords gone: some reflections on some questions raised by Professor Keightley, William Trousdale; Did the swords exist?, Noel Barnard; A study of early Chinese armour, Albert E. Dien; Riding astride and the saddle in Ancient China, Chauncey A. Goodrich; The stirrup and its effect on Chinese military history, Albert E. Dien; The early development of firearms in China, L. Carrington Goodrich and FAªng Chia ShAªng; On the origin of rockets, Jixing Pan; 2 concepts of early Chinese military thought, Benjamin E. Wallacker; Li Ch'A¼an and Chinese military thought, Christopher C. Rand; New light on Ancient Chinese military tests: notes on their nature and evolution, and the development of military specialization in warring states China, Robin D.S. Yates; An illustrated battle-account in the history of the former Han dynasty, J.J.L. Duyvendak; Studies in medieval Chinese siegecraft: the siege of Fengtian, AD 783, Benjamin E. Wallacker; The battle of Huo-i, David A. Graff; Meritorious cannibal: Chang HsA¼n's defense of Sui-yang and the exaltation of loyalty in an age of rebellion, David A. Graff; The sword and the brush: military specialization and career patterns in Tang China, David A. Graff; Barbarians at the gates? The Tang frontier military and the An Lushan rebellion, Jonathan Karam Skaff; The entrance and exit of the Song founders, Peter Lorge; The Northern Song military aristocracy and the royal family, Peter Lorge; Military families and the Southern Song court - the LA¼ case, Cheng-Hua Fang; Turning the tide: the strategic and psychological significance of the liberation of