Northwest War Zone Food Supply Geography in the Northern Song Dynasty - Dongfang History Academic Collection

Author: Cheng Long
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: The conflict and contradiction between the Central Plains dynasties and the nomadic peoples almost span the entire history of China. This is a fierce and long-lasting struggle between agricultural and nomadic lifestyles. By reading this excellent work, one can see that Dr. Cheng Long's research scope, perspective, and methodology have completely surpassed the limitations of traditional research fields, fully reflecting the development direction of military geographical research on Chinese history in the contemporary era. In this sense, it also represents the highest level of this branch of discipline today. Although it also starts with fortresses, it focuses more on exploring their logistical support functions such as (tuntian - agricultural settlement) and grain transportation. Moreover, from a geographical perspective, it discusses the geographical location and external form of fortresses, integrating military, political, and other aspects.