| ID | 140928 |
| Title Proper | Manifesting awe |
| Other Title Information | grand strategy and imperial leadership in the ming dynasty |
| Language | ENG |
| Author | Swope, Kenneth M |
| Summary / Abstract (Note) | This article examines recent theories concerning Chinese grand strategy and strategic culture in reference to China’s Ming Dynasty (1368–1644) and evaluates their applicability in light of the actual policy choices and military activities pursued by Ming emperors and the types of military challenges they faced. It examines the entire scope of the dynasty to discern broad patterns and points of comparison while also highlighting the crucial importance of individual imperial agency in a despotic political system. It concludes that the Ming rulers did have a very straightforward overarching grand strategy, succinctly rendered as “manifesting awe,” and that this was in line not only with Chinese dynastic precedents, but quite similar to strategies deployed by contemporary monarchies around the globe. |
| `In' analytical Note | Journal of Military History Vol. 79, No.3; Jul 2015: p.597-634 |
| Journal Source | Journal of Military History 2015-09 79, 3 |
| Key Words | Grand Strategy ; Ming Dynasty ; Manifesting Awe ; Imperial Leadership |