A History of the Modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 Contributor(s): Elleman, Bruce A. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367685558 ISBN-13: 9780367685553 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2021 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | Military - Naval - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - General - Social Science | Research |
Dewey: 359.009 |
LCCN: 2020055252 |
Physical Information: 0.65" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.97 lbs) 294 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey of naval developments in earlier imperial times, the book goes on to show how China has since the mid-19th century four times built or rebuilt its navy: after the Opium Wars, a navy which was sunk or captured by the Japanese in the war of 1894-1895; during the 1920s and 1930s, a navy again sunk or lost to Japan, in the war of 1937-1945; in the 1950s, a navy built with Soviet help, which stagnated following the Sino-Soviet split in the early 1960s; and finally the present navy which absorbed its predecessor, but with the most modern sections dating from the 1990s-a navy which continues to grow and prosper. The book also shows how the underlying strategic imperative for the Chinese navy has been the defense of China's coasts and major rivers; how naval mutiny was a key factor in the overthrow of the Qing and the Nationalist regimes; and how successive Chinese governments, aware of the potent threat of naval mutiny, have restricted the growth, independence, and capabilities of the navy. Overall, the book provides-at a time when many people in the West view China and its navy as a threat-a rich, detailed, and realistic assessment of the true nature of the Chinese navy and the contemporary factors that affect its development. |