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

• Pubblicazione: Armonk, N.Y., : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2007
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (xviii, 326 pages) : illustrations
• Disciplina: 322/.50951
• Soggetto topico: Civil-military relations - China; Social change - China
• Altri autori: FinkelsteinDavid Michael GunnessKristen <1976->
• 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 Ca change, plus C'est la meme 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Civil-military relations in today's China
• ISBN: 1-317-47435-X; 1-315-70560-5; 1-280-91272-3; 9786610912728; 0-7656-2221-1
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910818683303321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II