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020 _a9781409451846 (hbk.) :
_c95.00GBP
100 1 _aYVES-HENG Lim, 1979-
245 _aChina's naval power :
_ban offensive realist approach /
_cYves-Heng Lim
260 _aFarnham :
_bAshgate ,
_c2014.
300 _axii, 217 pages
400 _aCorbett Centre for Maritime Policy Studies Series
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 167-211) and index.
520 _aThis book makes sense of Chinese priorities in its naval modernization in a 'robust' offensive realist framework. Drawing on Barry Posen's works on sources of military doctrine, it argues that the orientation of Beijing's choices concerning its naval forces can essentially be explained by China's position as a potential regional hegemon.
650 _aSEA-POWER
_zCHINA
650 _aNAVAL STRATEGY
650 _aNAVAL STRATEGY
_zCHINA
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