Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century by Peter Lorge

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



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Chinese Martial Arts: From Antiquity to the Twenty-First Century Peter Lorge
Language: English
Page: 281
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0521878810, 9780521878814
Publisher: Cambridge University Press

In the global world of the twenty-first century, martial arts are practiced for self-defense and sporting purposes only. However, for thousands of years, they were a central feature of military practice in China and essential for the smooth functioning of society. This book charts the history of combat and fighting techniques in China from the Bronze Age to the present. This broad panorama affords fascinating glimpses into the transformation of martial skills, techniques, and weaponry against the background of Chinese history, the rise and fall of empires, their governments, and their armies. Quotations from literature and poetry, and the stories of individual warriors, infuse the narrative, offering personal reflections on prowess in the battlefield and techniques of engagement. Peter A. Lorge is a Senior Lecturer of History at Vanderbilt University. 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 (2008). MORE EBOOKS:
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