China's use of military force: beyond the Great Wall and the Long March
SCOBELL Andrew
China's use of military force: beyond the Great Wall and the Long March - Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ Press, 2003 (Aug) - 299p.
Examines China's willingness to use force both abroad in Korea, Vietnam, and over the Taiwan Strait, and internally during the Cultural Revoultion and in Tiananmen Square. Argues that China has not become more belligerent neither has the influence of the military increased. However it suggests that China has a "cult of defense" in its strategic culture that predisposes leaders to identify the use of military force as defensive whatever the circumstances. This approach, together with changes in PLA doctrine and capabilities, means that China may be more willing to use force in the future.
0521819792 (hbk.): 47.50 UK
CHINA--DEFENCE POLICY
CHINA--MILITARISM
CHINA--MILITARY CAPABILITY
CHINA--USE OF FORCE
China's use of military force: beyond the Great Wall and the Long March - Cambridge, UK: Cambridge Univ Press, 2003 (Aug) - 299p.
Examines China's willingness to use force both abroad in Korea, Vietnam, and over the Taiwan Strait, and internally during the Cultural Revoultion and in Tiananmen Square. Argues that China has not become more belligerent neither has the influence of the military increased. However it suggests that China has a "cult of defense" in its strategic culture that predisposes leaders to identify the use of military force as defensive whatever the circumstances. This approach, together with changes in PLA doctrine and capabilities, means that China may be more willing to use force in the future.
0521819792 (hbk.): 47.50 UK
CHINA--DEFENCE POLICY
CHINA--MILITARISM
CHINA--MILITARY CAPABILITY
CHINA--USE OF FORCE