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Record Nr.

UNINA9910457729003321

Titolo

Civil-military relations in today's China [[electronic resource] ] : swimming in a new sea / / David M. Finkelstein and Kristen Gunness, editors

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2007

ISBN

1-317-47435-X

1-315-70560-5

1-280-91272-3

9786610912728

0-7656-2221-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (344 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FinkelsteinDavid Michael

GunnessKristen <1976->

Disciplina

322/.50951

Soggetti

Civil-military relations - China

Social change - China

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"An East Gate book."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Social trends in China : implications for the Pople's Liberation Army / Tony Saich -- The impact of social changes on the PLA : a Chinese military perspective / Xiaobing Li -- The new military elite : generational profile and contradictory trends / Cheng Li -- The fourth-generation leaders and the new military elite / Yu bin -- The PLA and the provinces : military district and local issues / Zhiyue Bo -- The political implications of PLA professionalism / Lyman Miller -- Unravelling the myths about political commissars / You Ji -- Searching for a twenty-first-century officer corps / Thomas J. Bickford -- Educating the officer corps : the Chinese People's Liberation Army and its interactions with civilian academic institutions / Kristen Gunness -- China's defense budget : is there impending friction between defense and civilian needs? / Joseph Fewsmith -- The PLA in the new economy : plus Ça change, plus C'est la même chose / James Mulvenon -- The challenge of conscription in an era of social change / Sijin Cheng --



Demobilization and resettlement: the challenge of downsizing the People's Liberation Army / Maryanne Kivlehan-Wise -- People's war in the twenty-first century : the militia and the reserves / Dennis J. Blasko.

Sommario/riassunto

Providing an examination of civil-military relations in China, this book reflects the changes taking place in Chinese society and their impact on the civil-military dynamic. It explores issues, such as the impact of AIDS, the defense budget, the emerging dynamic between the military and China's leadership, the role of the militia, and more.

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Record Nr.

UNIORUON00268843

Autore

LEGUIL, Alphonse

Titolo

Contes berbères de l'Atlas de Marrakech / Alphonse Leguil

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Paris, : Harmattan, c2000

ISBN

27-384-9225-8

Descrizione fisica

276 p. ; [1] c. geogr. ; 25 cm

Disciplina

893.3

Soggetti

RACCONTI BERBERI

Lingua di pubblicazione

Francese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia