LEADER 03038nam 22006494a 450 001 9910450820503321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-135-76925-7 010 $a1-280-15639-2 010 $a9786610156399 010 $a0-203-32590-7 035 $a(CKB)1000000000251025 035 $a(EBL)241939 035 $a(OCoLC)247117667 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000181968 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11179868 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000181968 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10166962 035 $a(PQKB)10592834 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC241939 035 $a(PPN)198459459 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL241939 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10162545 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL15639 035 $a(OCoLC)935227567 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000251025 100 $a20040507d2005 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aInterpreting China's military power$b[electronic resource] $edoctrine makes readiness /$fKa Po Ng 210 $aLondon ;$aNew York $cFrank Cass$d2005 215 $a1 online resource (262 p.) 225 1 $aCass military studies 300 $aDescription based upon print version of record. 311 $a0-415-40772-9 311 $a0-7146-5548-1 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [172]-244) and index. 327 $aBook 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; Index 330 $aAlthough inter-state tensions have generally been easing after the Cold War, military power remains a dominant factor in Asian regional politics. As China, operating the world's largest army, grows stronger, there are ongoing debates over the implications for Asia's regional security. This book argues that it is imperative to look beyond the empirical observations and conventional materialist reading of Chinese military development to understand its dynamics and directions in doctrinal terms and put it in a readiness context for evaluation. Military doctrine has long been under-studied and is 410 0$aCass military studies. 606 $aMilitary doctrine$zChina 607 $aChina$xMilitary policy 607 $aChina$xArmed Forces 608 $aElectronic books. 615 0$aMilitary doctrine 676 $a355/.033551 700 $aNg$b Ka-po$0915362 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910450820503321 996 $aInterpreting China's military power$92051874 997 $aUNINA LEADER 01812nam 2200373Ia 450 001 996395160503316 005 20221108014221.0 035 $a(CKB)4330000000322600 035 $a(EEBO)2240954763 035 $a(OCoLC)12563181 035 $a(EXLCZ)994330000000322600 100 $a19850916d1698 uy | 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurbn||||a|bb| 200 13$aAn account of Poland$b[electronic resource] $econtaining a geographical description of the country, the manners of the inhabitants, and the wars they have been engag'd in, the constitution of that government, particularly the manner of electing and crowning their king, his power and prerogatives : with a brief history of the Tartars /$fby Monsieur Hauteville ... ; to which is added, a chronology of the Polish kings, the abdication of King John Casimir, and the rise and progress of Socinianisme ; likewise a relation of the chief passages during the last interregnum ; and the election and coronation of the new King Frederic Augustus ; the whole comprehending whatsoever is curious and worthy of remark in the former and present state of Poland 210 $aLondon $cPrinted for T. Goodwin ..., and H. Newman ...$d1698 215 $a[14], 300 p 300 $aFirst edition in English. 300 $aTranslation of Relation historique de la Pologne. 300 $aReproduction of original in Library of Congress. 330 $aeebo-0078 606 $aSocinianism 607 $aPoland$xPolitics and government 607 $aPoland$xSocial life and customs 615 0$aSocinianism. 700 $aTende$b Gaspard de$f1618-1697.$01014619 801 0$bEAA 801 1$bEAA 801 2$bm/c 801 2$bWaOLN 906 $aBOOK 912 $a996395160503316 996 $aAn account of Poland$92365219 997 $aUNISA