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(Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Traducció i d'Interpretació i d'Estudis de l'Àsia Oriental)

Data:	2020
Resum:	Obra ressenyada: John W. DARDESS, More Than the Great Wall : The Northern Frontier and Ming National Security, 1368-1644. Lanham, MD: Rowman & Littlefield, 2020.
Resum:	At over 550 pages, John Dardess' impressive swansong provides a lengthy and detailed overview of that perennial headache of Ming national security: the long, ever-unruly and perilous northern frontier. Mere stability was usually most the imperial leadership could hope for. Despite some offensive campaigns during the early empire, for most of the period under review in this book no attempt was made to expand political control into the steppe and frontier security was usually characterized by a reactive and defensive mindset. Applied policies were legion, but purely military measures occupied the prime position, making this overview a great contribution to military history.
Drets:	Tots els drets reservats.
Llengua:	Anglès
Document:	Ressenya ; recerca ; Versió publicada
Publicat a:	Journal of Chinese Military History, Vol. 9 Núm. 2 (2020) , p. 209-211, ISSN 2212-7453

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