China's security state : philosophy, evolution, and politics / / Xuezhi Guo [[electronic resource]]

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910461779403321
• Autore: Guo Xuezhi <1956->
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Cambridge : , : Cambridge University Press, , 2012
• ISBN: 1-139-54024-6; 1-107-23600-2; 1-283-52214-4; 1-139-52745-2; 9786613834591; 1-139-15089-8; 1-139-52625-1; 1-139-53211-1; 1-139-53092-5; 1-139-52864-5
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xiv, 486 pages) : digital, PDF file(s)
• Disciplina: 355/.033051
• Soggetti: National security - China - History; Intelligence service - China - History; Police - China - History
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Historical evolution of public security organizations -- From the Social Affairs Department to the Ministry of Public Security -- Leading central security agency: Central Guard Bureau -- Elite security force: Central Guard Regiment -- Armed police and its historical role in CCP politics -- People's Armed Police in the reform era -- Garrison commands -- CCP intelligence agencies and services in the revolutionary era -- The intelligence apparatus and services under the People's Republic of China -- The PLA, security services, and the elite politics.
• Sommario/riassunto: China's Security State describes the creation, evolution, and development of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout ; the party's history. Xuezhi Guo investigates patterns of leadership politics from the vantage point of security and intelligence organization and operation by providing new evidence and offering alternative interpretations of major events throughout Chinese Communist Party history. This analysis promotes a better understanding of the CCP's mechanisms for control over both Party members and the general population. This study specifies some of the broader implications for theory and research that can help clarify the nature of Chinese politics and potential future developments in the country's security and intelligence services.