Science and Civilisation in China: Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology, Part 6, Military Technology: Missiles and Sieges (Hardcover, Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology)

Science and Civilisation in China Volume V Part 6 is the first of the three parts dealing with the arts of war in ancient and medieval China. (Part 7--on gunpowder and all aspects of explosive weapons--has already been published, while Part 8--on cavalry techniques and signaling--is still in preparation.) The present volume opens with an introduction on Chinese attitudes to warfare in general. Four major sections follow: on the making and use of simple bows; on the crossbow, the standard weapon of the Han armies, and its introduction to the Western world; on the pre-gunpowder forms of artillery, including the invention of the trebuchet; and on the art of siege warfare in which the Mohists were particularly interested. There is a good deal of material on siege-warfare available, and this final section is a substantial one, covering all aspects in detail.

General

Imprint:	Cambridge UniversityPress
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Science and Civilisation in China
Release date:	March 1995
First published:	1994
Authors:	Joseph Needham • Robin D.S. Yates
Dimensions:	255 x 199 x 43mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	620
Edition:	Volume 5, Chemistry and Chemical Technology
ISBN-13:	978-0-521-32727-5
Categories:	Books > Science & Mathematics > Science: general issues > History of science Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Interdisciplinary studies > Area / regional studies > General
LSN:	0-521-32727-X
Barcode:	9780521327275

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