The Eurasian Way of War: Military Practice in Seventh-Century China and Byzantium

ISBN-13: 9781138477209 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 208 str.

USA) David A. (Kansas State College Graff

Opis

This book is a comparative study of military practice in Sui-Tang China and the Byzantine Empire between 600 and 700 CE. It highlights the many similarities in military practice, arguing that this reflected the need to deal with common problems, in particular the nomadic peoples of the Eurasian steppes.

Recenzje

'Graff ’s intervention represents a compelling case study in how sedentary civilizations react to the amorphous threat of the “barbarian” other.'

Gwyn Davies, Florida International University, Miami, Florida

O autorze

David A. Graff is Associate Professor of History at Kansas State University, USA. He is the author of Medieval Chinese Warfare, 300-900 (Routledge, 2002) and co-editor of the Journal of Chinese Military History.