| China's Use of Military Force: Beyond the Great Wall and the Long March Contributor(s): Scobell, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0521819792 ISBN-13: 9780521819794 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $114.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2003 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | International Relations - General - Technology & Engineering | Military Science |
| Dewey: 355.033 |
| LCCN: 2002041536 |
| Series: Cambridge Modern China (Hardcover) |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 6.2" W x 9.4" (1.20 lbs) 316 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Andrew Scobell examines the use of Chinese military force abroad as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995-1996) and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen square. Scobell warns that a Cult of Defense disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive. However, changes in the People's Liberation Army's doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China's 21st Century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors. |