1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910219987903321

Titolo

Chinese responses to U.S. military transformation and implications for the Department of Defense / / James C. Mulvenon ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Santa Monica, CA, : Rand, 2006

ISBN

0-8330-4081-2

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (186 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

MulvenonJames C. <1970->

Disciplina

355/.033551

Soggetti

Military planning - China - History - 21st century

China Military policy

United States Armed Forces Reorganization

United States Military policy

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"MG-340."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 157-165).

Nota di contenuto

Preface; Contents; Figures and Tables; Summary; Abbreviations; CHAPTER ONE- Introduction; Background; Approach; Organization of the Report; CHAPTER TWO- Contextual Factors Shaping China's Response Options; Contradictory National Security Goals and Responses to U.S. Military Transformation; Key National Security Goals; Contextual Challenges and Constraints on Defense Modernization; The Impact of Contextual Forces on China's Response Strategies; CHAPTER THREE- Chinese Counter-Transformation Options:A Methodological Introduction; Defining Network-Centric Warfare

Typologizing Chinese Response Options CHAPTER FOUR- Option One: Conventional Modernization "Plus"; From People's War to Local War Under High-Tech Conditions; PLA Strategic Response to High-Tech Enemies; Operationalizing Chinese Strategies with Conventional Forces; Conclusion; CHAPTER FIVE- Option Two: Subversion, Sabotage, and Information Operations; Center of Gravity Number One:The Will of the People on Taiwan; Center of Gravity Number Two: U.S. Military Intervention; Conclusions: Is the Scenario Realistic?; CHAPTER SIX- Option Three: Missile-Centric Strategies; Background; Rationale

Feasibility Potential Results; U.S. Responses to Missile-Centric Strategies; Signposts; CHAPTER SEVEN- Option Four: Chinese Network-Centric Warfare; What Would China's Version of NCW Look Like?;



Conclusions; APPENDIX- Enhancing or Even Transcending Network-Centric Warfare?; References

Sommario/riassunto

Considers potential Chinese responses to U.S. transformation efforts and offers possible U.S. counterresponses.

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Record Nr.

UNINA9911003674703321

Autore

Arthur James

Titolo

A christian education in the virtues : Character formation and human flourishing. / / James Arthur

Pubbl/distr/stampa

2021

ISBN

1-000-41714-X

Edizione

[1st]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource

Collana

Routledge Research in Character and Virtue Education

Classificazione

EDU040000

Disciplina

241.4

Soggetti

Character

Moral education

Virtue

Virtues

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Sommario/riassunto

A Christian Education in the Virtues examines the connection between human nature and human flourishing. It draws on ancient and medieval sources to explore the formation of the person based on a Christian anthropology, emphasising the communal nature of the virtuous life and provides a richer approach to the question of contemporary character education.   The book argues that the only way to understand and construct our character virtues is to have a clear picture of what is the purpose and meaning of human life. It highlights the importance of engaging with moral issues and makes the case that, for Christian educators, human flourishing is inseparable from God's active relationship to human beings. The book also explores a teleological approach to character education goals. To educate the whole person in the light of an all-embracing Christian worldview is challenged by



secular and liberal ideology and is often seen as irrational to the modern mind. Overall, the text seeks to demonstrate that many aspects of a Neo-Aristotelian-Thomist theoretical underpinning for Christian character education holds out a viable option for Christians. It therefore argues the case for the educational potential of Christian character education.   This important book will be essential reading for academics, researchers and students in the fields of character and virtue education, religious education and the philosophy of education.     The Open Access version of this book, available at   www.taylorfrancis.com/books/oa-mono/10.4324/9781003141877  , has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license.