| List of Figures and Tables | |
| Preface | |
| Ch. 1 | Strategic Culture: A Critique | 1 |
| Ch. 2 | Some Questions of Methodology | 32 |
| Ch. 3 | Chinese Strategic Culture and the Parabellum Paradigm | 61 |
| Ch. 4 | Chinese Strategic Culture and Grand Strategic Preferences | 109 |
| Ch. 5 | A Return to Theory | 155 |
| Ch. 6 | The Parabellum Paradigm and the Ming Security Problematique | 175 |
| Ch. 7 | Chinese Strategic Culture and Ming Grand Strategic Choice | 216 |
| Ch. 8 | Conclusion | 248 |
| Appendix A: Coding Procedures | 267 |
| Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Legitimate Actions Directed at an Adversary | 270 |
| Appendix B: Terms Used to Describe Outcomes of Actions against an Adversary | 273 |
| Appendix C: Map of Northern Border Areas in the Ming Period | 274 |
| References | 275 |
| Index | 293 |
