China's use of military force: beyond the Great Wall and the long march
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Main Author: Scobell, Andrew (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2003
Series:Cambridge modern China series
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Item Description:Includes bibliographical references (pages 265-291) and index
Introduction -- The Chinese cult of defense -- Bringing in the military -- Lips and teeth: China's decision to intervene in Korea -- Support the Left: PLA intervention in the Cultural Revolution -- A self-defense counterattack: China's 1979 war with Vietnam -- Why the People's Army fired on the people: Beijing, 1989 -- Show of force: the 1995-1996 Taiwan Strait crisis -- Conclusion: explaining China's use of force
Physical Description:1 Online-Ressource (xiv, 299 pages)
ISBN:0511061633
0511510500
0521819792
9780511061639
9780511510502