HIST5508WT Special Topics in Chinese History: War, State, and Society in Ancient China (from early period to the sixth century AD)

戰爭伴隨著中華文明的發展而來，特別是在國家組織的出現以後，預備與進行戰爭成為了國家日常重要的功能，是以古人有言「國之大事，在祀與戎」。戰爭還對中國社會的發展帶來廣泛的影響。因此，要瞭解古代中國社會與歷史的發展，戰爭是一把重要的鑰匙。本課程旨在運用軍事史研究的一些概念，結合傳世文獻與考古資料，追尋從先秦以至南北朝時期戰爭的歷史的某些面相，並從中分析戰爭對政權的建構與崩潰、軍事組織與庶民社會和地域文化的關係，以及戰爭對華夏與周邊族群或文明的互動等課題。本課程並希望讓學員透過學習古代中國的戰爭史，不僅反思戰爭的破壞性，還可以思考戰爭在政治運作與社會建構的過程中所扮演的角色。

9/8   導論：戰爭、國家與社會

9/15  早期社會的集體暴力

9/22  西周的武士國家

9/29  春秋的貴族武裝

10/6  戰國的軍事化措置

10/13 在亂世中思考戰爭

10/20 帝國的戰略順序

10/27 地域文化與帝國興衰

11/3   宗教信仰與暴力橫行

11/10 族群、正統與戰爭

11/17 分組報告

11/24 分組報告

12/1   分組報告

（一）學期論文　60%

每名學員必須完成一篇約7000字的論文。論文題目由學員自訂，但必須在撰寫之前得到任教老師或助教的許可。

（二）分組口頭報告　40%

學員以分組形式於課上就設定題目進行口頭報告。

報告課題：

1. 《商君書》〈戰法〉、〈立本〉析論
2. 《呂氏春秋》〈決勝篇〉析論
3. 《 荀子》〈議兵篇〉析論
4. 《淮南子》〈兵略訓〉析論
5. 《漢書》〈爰盎晁錯傳〉中的晁錯〈言兵事疏〉析論

以八十人計算，四人一組，共二十組；每四組報告以上一個題目；每組以大概15分鐘進行報告。

12/11 以電郵方式繳交期末論文

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