Chinese Martial Arts - From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century

Informationen zum Autor Peter A. Lorge is a Senior Lecturer of History at Vanderbilt University, Tennessee. He is the author of War, Politics and Society in Early Modern China, 900-1795 (2005) and The Asian Military Revolution: From Gunpowder to the Bomb (Cambridge, 2008). Klappentext This engaging introduction tells the authentic history of Chinese martial arts. Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. From the Stone Age to the end of the Spring and Autumn Period; 2. The Warring States period; 3. The Qin and Han dynasties; 4. The six dynasties; 5. The Sui and Tang dynasties; 6. The five dynasties and ten kingdoms and the Song dynasty; 7. The Yuan dynasty; 8. The Ming dynasty (1368-1644); 9. The Qing dynasty (1644-1911); 10. Post-imperial China.

Product details

• Authors: Peter Lorge, Peter A. Lorge, Peter A. (Vanderbilt University Lorge, Peter Allan Lorge, LORGE PETER A
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.12.2011
• EAN: 9780521878814
• ISBN: 978-0-521-87881-4
• No. of pages: 282
• Subjects: Guides > Sport > Martial arts, self-defence; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology