This edited volume explores the larger maritime and security environment during and beyond the time of Chinese military general Qi Jiguangs enterprise. While serving as a historiography and biography of Qi Jiguang, the book also elaborates on the doctrinal applications of his ideas. Essays in this volume contribute to the field of China studies in light of the increased frequency of news relating to the maritime and military affairs in the region in the post-2000 period. It provides a specialist perspective to the uneven study of Qi Jiguang and maritime/military studies, while also satisfying the desire of the layman to understand the current political security situation in East Asia in the context of the longer term historical developments.
Section 1: Historiography, biography and ideas of Qi Jiguang.- Chapter 1 Brief introduction to Qi Jiguang and discussion of issues relating to Chinas maritime defence and Qis ideas.- Chapter 2 Qi Jiguang and Hu Zongxians anti-wokou campaign.- Chapter 3 A terrible scourge: Chinese piracy, coastal defence in broad historical perspective.- Chapter 4 The martial arts in Qi Jiguangs military training.- Chapter 5 The arquebus volley technique in China, c. 1560: Evidence from the writings of Qi Jiguang.- Chapter 6 Zeng Guofans application of Qi Jiguangs doctrines in the Taiping Uprising.- Chapter 7 The Chinese Peoples Liberation Army Navy and the history of coastal defence.- Section 2: Maritime and security environment during Qi Jiguangs enterprise and beyond.- Chapter 8 Early Mings 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 pl#.
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