{"product_id":"the-maritime-defence-of-china-y-h-teddy-sim-9789811041624","title":"The Maritime Defence of China: Ming General Qi Jiguang and Beyond","description":"Section 1: Historiography, biography and ideas of Qi Jiguang.- Chapter 1 Brief introduction to Qi Jiguang and discussion of issues relating to China's maritime defence and Qi's ideas.- Chapter 2 Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxian's anti-wokou campaign.- Chapter 3 A terrible scourge: Chinese piracy, coastal defence in broad historical perspective.- Chapter 4 The martial arts in Qi Jiguang's military training.- Chapter 5 The arquebus volley technique in China, c. 1560: Evidence from the writings of Qi Jiguang.- Chapter 6 Zeng Guofan's application of Qi Jiguang's doctrines in the Taiping Uprising.- Chapter 7 The Chinese People's Liberation Army Navy and the history of coastal defence.- Section 2: Maritime and security environment during Qi Jiguang's enterprise and beyond.- Chapter 8 Early Ming's skirmishes with the Portuguese as an indication of Ming military developments and the military dimension of Luso-Ming interactions.- Chapter 9 The retrogression of overseas geographical knowledge during the mid-Ming period.- Chapter 10: Cutting dwarf pirates down to size: Amphibious warfare in sixteenth-century East Asia.- Chapter 11 Rebel with a cause: Chinese merchant-pirates in Southeast Asia in the sixteenth century.- Chapter 12 Naval technology, state power and the influence of Qi Jiguang in the late Ming.- Chapter 13 The rise of private maritime trading powers in Fujian and their inputs on the view of the sea during the Ming dynasty.- Chapter 14 The development of Ming-Qing coastal defence and navy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Y. H. Teddy Sim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 9811041628\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9789811041624\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Springer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/18\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 277\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.81d","brand":"Y. H. Teddy Sim","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":46401441497343,"sku":"9789811041624","price":109.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_904d7362-db05-4957-9240-f90aa6b1b40f.jpg?v=1733887562","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-maritime-defence-of-china-y-h-teddy-sim-9789811041624","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}