Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900
- D. Graff
- HistoryJournal of Asian Studies
- 14 December 2001
Shortly after 300 AD, barbarian invaders from Inner Asia toppled China's Western Jin dynasty, leaving the country divided and at war for several centuries. Despite this, the empire gradually formed a…
A Military History of China
Gaining an understanding of China's long and sometimes bloody history can help to shed light on China's ascent to global power. Many of China's imperial dynasties were established as the result of…
China between Empires: The Northern and Southern Dynasties
- D. Graff
- Economics, History
- 1 January 2010
experiments with sophisticated instruments such as sovereign debt and fiduciary money, challenging the notion of a typical premodern stage of fiscal development. The studies also reveal patterns and…
Zheng He: China and the Oceans in the Early Ming Dynasty, 1405-1433 (review)
- D. Graff
- Art
- 16 January 2007
The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in Seventh-Century China and Byzantium
- D. Graff
- History
- 10 March 2016
1. War and Culture 2. Resources and Institutions 3. Weapons and Tactics 4. The Army on Campaign 5. The Legacy of the Past 6. Contacts and Influences 7. The Shadow of the Steppe 8. Conclusion
THE REACH OF THE MILITARY: TANG
- D. Graff
- History
- 1 July 2017
During the Tang period (618–907), war and the preparations for war significantly influenced the shape of the Chinese empire and the lives of its people. That influence can be found on at least four…
The Dao of Deception: Unorthodox Warfare in Historic and Modern China (review)
- D. Graff
- Political Science
- 26 July 2007
910 ★ Evolution has its own logic, and the good news is that it does not stand still. History’s march is not inexorable. Since the end of the Napoleonic era the number of wars (at least among…
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