Andrew Scobell

China's Use of Military Force

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This 2003 book examines China's militarism, concluding that today's leaders may use force more readily than their predecessors.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 318
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. November 2003
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 23mm
• Gewicht: 671g
• ISBN-13: 9780521819794
• ISBN-10: 0521819792
• Artikelnr.: 29337825

Inhaltsangabe

Preface
1. Introduction
Part I. Layers of Culture: 2. The Chinese cult of defense
3. Bringing in the military
Part II. Use of Force in the Mao Era: 4. Lips and teeth: China's decision to intervene in Korea
5. Support the Left: PLA intervention in the Cultural Revolution
Part III. Use of Force in the Deng Era: 6. A self-defense counterattack: China's 1979 war with Vietnam
7. Why the People's Army fired on the people: Beijing, 1989
Part IV. Use of Force in the Post-Deng Era: 8. Show of force: the 1995-6 Taiwan Strait crisis
9. Conclusion: explaining China's use of force.