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_c85.00 GBP
100 1 _aMCCORD Edward Allen
245 _aMilitary force and elite power in the formation of modern China /
_cEdward Allen Mccord.
260 _aAbingdon, Oxon ; New York :
_bRoutledge,
_c2014.
300 _axiii, 183 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
440 _aRoutledge studies in the modern history of Asia. Series volume: 93.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520 _aThis book explores one important consequence of this situation - the increased role of military force in the determination of elite social, political, and economic power and presents fascinating case studies of the warlords, militia leaders, and military officers who benefited from this.
650 _aCHINA
_xMILITARY POLICY
650 _aCHINA
_xARMED FORCES
650 _aCHINA
_xPOLITICS AND GOVERNMENT
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