03005nam 22006374a 450 991078388920332120200520144314.01-135-76925-71-280-15639-297866101563990-203-32590-7(CKB)1000000000251025(EBL)241939(OCoLC)247117667(SSID)ssj0000181968(PQKBManifestationID)11179868(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181968(PQKBWorkID)10166962(PQKB)10592834(Au-PeEL)EBL241939(CaPaEBR)ebr10162545(CaONFJC)MIL15639(OCoLC)935227567(MiAaPQ)EBC241939(PPN)198459459(EXLCZ)99100000000025102520040507d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrInterpreting China's military power[electronic resource] doctrine makes readiness /Ka Po NgLondon ;New York Frank Cass20051 online resource (262 p.)Cass military studiesDescription based upon print version of record.0-415-40772-9 0-7146-5548-1 Includes bibliographical references (p. [172]-244) and index.Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface and acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; 2 Military doctrine, military readiness and military power; 3 The genesis of the Chinese local war doctrine; 4 Towards a local war doctrine; 5 The advent of local war; 6 'High-technology local wars' and beyond; 7 Conclusion; Appendix 1 The military readiness conceptual framework; Appendix 2 The Chinese structure of military science; Appendix 3 Chinese military actions, 1949-20021; Appendix 4 Major events in PLA doctrinal development; Notes; Select bibliography; IndexAlthough inter-state tensions have generally been easing after the Cold War, military power remains a dominant factor in Asian regional politics. As China, operating the world's largest army, grows stronger, there are ongoing debates over the implications for Asia's regional security. This book argues that it is imperative to look beyond the empirical observations and conventional materialist reading of Chinese military development to understand its dynamics and directions in doctrinal terms and put it in a readiness context for evaluation. Military doctrine has long been under-studied and is Cass military studies.Military doctrineChinaChinaMilitary policyChinaArmed ForcesMilitary doctrine355/.033551Ng Ka-po1554949MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783889203321Interpreting China's military power3816545UNINA