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Arthur Waldron

Author of The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series)

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Includes the name: Arthur N. Waldron

Works by Arthur Waldron

The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth (Canto original series) (1990) 97 copies, 1 review

From War to Nationalism: China's Turning Point, 1924-1925 (Cambridge Studies in Chinese History, Literature and… (1995) 10 copies

How the Peace Was Lost: The 1935 Memorandum "Developments Affecting American Policy in the Far East" (Hoover Archival… (1992) 4 copies

The Chinese Civil Wars, 1911-1949 (Modern Wars) (2004) 2 copies

The Art of War: Sun Zi's Military Methods 1 copy

Associated Works

What If? The World's Foremost Military Historians Imagine What Might Have Been (1999) — Contributor — 1,824 copies, 25 reviews

MHQ: The Quarterly Journal of Military History — Spring 1998 (1998) — Author "China Without Tears" — 15 copies

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Birthdate: 1948
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Occupations: historian

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The Great Wall of China: From History to Myth… by Arthur Waldron

Although what was new in 1990 has percolated into every other book by now, this is splendidly written and conceived.

In very short: walls were a matter of politics. He examines the politics. Ming in the main, but Ming make a typical story and similar debates went on in other eras. In fact the old debates - offence/defence, treaty or hostility - cycled and cycled... He tells you that.

Certainly where to go for an introduction to walls.

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Jakujin | Dec 19, 2012 |

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Works: 5
Also by: 2
Members: 114
Popularity: #171,985
Rating: ½ 3.5

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 12
Languages: 1

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