The maritime defence of China : Ming general Qi Jiguang and beyond /: Ming general Qi Jiguang and beyond. ([2017])

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Y.H. Teddy Sim, editor.
• Editors: Sim, Teddy
• Contents: Foreword; Preface; Contents; Contributors; A Note on Citation and Transliteration; Abbreviations; Part I: Historiography, Biography and Doctrines of Qi Jiguang; Chapter 1: Brief Introduction to Qi Jiguang and Discussion of Issues Relating to China's Maritime Defence and Qi's Doctrines; 1.1 Brief Literature Review and Introduction of Qi Jiguang; 1.2 Direction of Book and Discussion; 1.3 Conclusion; Appendix; Chapter 2: Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxian's Anti-wokou Campaign; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Hu Zongxian, Qi Jiguang and Their Place in Wokou Historiography; 2.3 Hu Zongxian 2.4 The Career of Qi Jiguang2.5 Qi Jiguang's Relationship with Hu Zongxian; 2.6 Some Concluding Thoughts; Chapter 3: 'A Terrible Scourge': Chinese Piracy and Coastal Defence in Broad Historical Perspective; 3.1 Introduction; 3.2 The Age of the Wokou Pirates, 1522-1574; 3.3 Piracy in the Ming-Qing Transition, 1620-1684; 3.4 Pirates of the Mid-Qing Period, 1780-1810; 3.5 Piracy in the Late Qing Dynasty; 3.6 Discussion and Conclusion; Chapter 4: The Martial Arts in Qi Jiguang's Military Training; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Martial Arts and Military Practice; 4.3 Earlier Military Training 4.4 Military Manuals and Martial Arts Manuals4.5 Conclusion; Appendix; Chapter 5: The Arquebus Volley Technique in China, c. 1560: Evidence from the Writings of Qi Jiguang; 5.1 Volley Fire in Europe; 5.2 Qi Jiguang and the Arquebus in China; 5.3 Perspectives on Qi Jiguang and the Arquebus; 5.4 Conclusions; Chapter 6: Zeng Guofan's Application of Qi Jiguang's Doctrines in Crushing the Taiping Uprising; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Qi Jiguang's Doctrines and Wokou; 6.3 Zeng Guofan's Doctrines; 6.4 Discussion of Campaigns; 6.5 Conclusion Chapter 7: The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and the History of Coastal Defence7.1 Introduction; 7.2 The Early History of Chinese Coastal Defence; 7.3 The First Opium War (1839-42) and Chinese Coastal Defence; 7.4 The Chinese Navy During the Sino-French War (1883-85); 7.5 The Sino-Japanese War (1894-95) Ends China's Maritime Supremacy; 7.6 Conclusions: The Contemporary Importance of Chinese Coastal Defence; Part II: Maritime and Security Environment During Qi Jiguang's Enterprise and Beyond Chapter 8: Early Ming's Skirmishes and Clashes with the Portuguese as an Indication of Ming Military Developments and the Military Dimension of Luso-Ming Interactions8.1 Introduction; 8.2 Ming's Naval and Military Developments; 8.3 Portugal's Expansion in the East; 8.4 Analysis of Skirmishes and Clashes; 8.5 Ming-Portuguese Military Interaction After the Establishment of Macau; 8.6 Conclusion; Chapter 9: The Retrogression in Overseas Geographical Knowledge During the Mid-Ming Period; 9.1 Introduction; 9.2 Errors by Top Scholars and Officials in Charge of Foreign Matters
• Publisher Details: Singapore : Springer
• Publication Date: 2017
• Extent: 1 online resource, maps
• Subjects: 359.00951; Coast defenses -- China; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Marine & Naval; TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Military Science; Coast defenses; China -- History, Naval -- To 1644; China -- History, Naval -- 1644-1912; China; Electronic books; Naval history
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9789811041631; 9811041636
• Related ISBNs: 9789811041624
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed July 18, 2017).
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