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On The Military Thoughts And Outlook Of War Trsformation In The Spring And Autumn Period

Posted on:2009-02-21Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:A YanFull Text:PDF
GTID:2166360245980894Subject:History of Ancient China
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Through the edification of Aristocrat Etiquettes in Spring and Autumn period,warriors knew almost all about wars and etiquettes.They were valiants in war fields ,but courteous gentlemen at peacetime.Warriors obeyed Military Eetiquette ,advocated equitable duels,kept to etiquettes and attached importance to Aristocrat values ,so Aristocrat wars represented not only killing but also warmth during this period.Since the middle of the Spring and Autumn period,with the vogue of pursuing profits,people's values and behavior rules had changed,snatcb.ing profits at the most became the main aim of military activities.After peeled off the warmth mask designed by aristocrat,wars became pronoun of bloodiness and ruthlessness.After this, ecumenic wars was the only leading actor in war fields, aristocrat wars completely retreated from history stage.The difference of wars between aristocrat and ecumenic during this period mainly represents from their own element transformations.First,Structure of main military members:wars wasn't the patent of aristocrat and citizens any more, ruled estate such as suburbanites began to take up absolute superiority in members.Second,Army corps:infantries rised and gradually replaced charioteers ,they became the most important army corps.Third,Generals'literacy:with utility becoming social mainstream consciousness,wars became tools to snatch profits at the most for oneself, machiavellian became the basic safeguard for winning of ecumenic wars.Thus,resourcefulness was the important tache of Generals' basic literacy. Fourth,Military power:military power generally centralized to the main initiators (monarch is the backing of the main initiators who only have the right to command armys during war),wars'winning or not ,as well as country's safe or not ,was generally masteried by the main initiators.
Keywords/Search Tags:the Spring and Autumn period's military thoughts, the outlook of war, Military Eetiquette, Machiavellian and fraud, Aristocrat wars, ecumenic wars
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