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This is the first English translation of Lei Haizong's iconic study of the Chinese army. First published in 1940 in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Lei examines the rise and fall of ideas about militarism in China in a global context.

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Preface; Introduction to the English edition by Xin Fan; Part I. Overview: An Assessment of Traditional Culture: 1. China's military; 2. Chinese clans; 3. China's heads of state; 4. A military culture; 5. The two cycles of Chinese culture; Part II. Overview: Resistance against Japan and State-Building; 6. The place in history of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression; 7. State-building: hope for a third cycle of culture; Appendices.

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: 23/04/2020
      ISBN13: 9781108479189, 978-1108479189
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      Asian history Social and cultural history

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      This is the first English translation of Lei Haizong's iconic study of the Chinese army. First published in 1940 in the midst of the Second Sino-Japanese War, Lei examines the rise and fall of ideas about militarism in China in a global context.

      Table of Contents
      Preface; Introduction to the English edition by Xin Fan; Part I. Overview: An Assessment of Traditional Culture: 1. China's military; 2. Chinese clans; 3. China's heads of state; 4. A military culture; 5. The two cycles of Chinese culture; Part II. Overview: Resistance against Japan and State-Building; 6. The place in history of the war of resistance against Japanese aggression; 7. State-building: hope for a third cycle of culture; Appendices.

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