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The Art of Being Awesome: Grand Strategy in the Ming Dynasty
Rice University's Chao Center for Asian Studies will host a lecture on military strategy in the Ming dynasty by Professor Kenneth Swope of the University of Southern Mississippi.
When:
October 20, 2016 4:00pm to 5:30pm
Where
Lecture Abstract:
Until fairly recently, scholars tended to discount the military might and achievements of China’s Ming (1368-1644) Dynasty, unfavorably comparing it with the more vigorously expansive Mongol Yuan (1279-1368) and Manchu Qing (1644-1911) “conquest” dynasties. However, in the process of seeking to identify a distinctively Chinese strategic culture, a number of political scientists and international relations scholars have looked to the Ming, creating a variety of models to explain Chinese strategic behavior in general, in the process finding that the Ming was far more aggressive and martially inclined than previously assumed. Drawing on wide readings of Ming documents and considerations of shifting Ming policies as they related to changing constellations of emperors and officials, this talk will examine Ming “Grand Strategy” and consider its broader geopolitical implications.
Cost:
Free
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Phone Number:
713-348-5843
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