China's use of military force : beyond the Great Wall and the long march /
In this 2003 study of China's militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995-6) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square....
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| Format: | Electronic eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge, UK ; New York :
Cambridge University Press,
2003.
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| Series: | Cambridge modern China series.
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| Online Access: | CONNECT |
| Summary: | In this 2003 study of China's militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995-6) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Debunking the view that China has become increasingly belligerent in recent years because of the growing influence of soldiers, Scobell concludes that China's strategic culture has remained unchanged for decades. Nevertheless, the author uncovers the existence of a 'Cult of Defense' in Chinese strategic culture. The author warns that this 'Cult of Defense' disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive, while changes in the People's Liberation Army's doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China's twenty-first century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors. |
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| Item Description: | EBSCO eBook Academic Comprehensive Collection North America |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xiv, 299 pages) : map |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0511061633 9780511061639 9780511510502 0511510500 0511070098 9780511070099 1280430672 9781280430671 9786610430673 6610430675 0511204167 9780511204166 0511180101 9780511180101 0511306970 9780511306976 |
