Chemistry and Chemical Technology - Volume 5 P9

Klappentext 'The width of his view, the range of his reading, and the penetration of his mind compel the utmost respect for his treatment and his conclusions. It is a book which is bound to modify all subsequent histories of Chinese thought and indeed the histories of thought the world around.' - L. Carrington Goodrich in Far Eastern Survey (New York). Zusammenfassung 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. Inhaltsverzeichnis 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....

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Joseph Needham, Joseph (Needham Research Institute Needham, Ling Wang, Robin D S Yates, Robin D. S. Yates, Robin D. S. (McGill University Yates
• Con la collaborazione di: C. Cullen (Editore), Robin D. S. Yates (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press Academic
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 09.03.1995
• EAN: 9780521327275
• ISBN: 978-0-521-32727-5
• Dimensioni: 195 mm x 255 mm x 40 mm
• Serie: Science and Civilisation in China; Ncsc; Science and Civilisation in China; Science and Civilisation in Ch
• Categorie: Libri scolastici > Didattica > Formazione professionale; Scienze naturali, medicina, informatica, tecnica > Scienze naturali, tematiche generali; Geschichte, HISTORY / General, SCIENCE / History, History - General History