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Civil-military relations in today's China : swimming in a new sea / David M. Finkelstein and Kristen Gunness, editors.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Gale eBooks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun.
- China.
- Civil-military relations--China.
- Civil-military relations.
- Social change--China.
- Social change.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xviii, 326 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Armonk, N.Y. : M.E. Sharpe, Inc., c2007.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- 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.
- Contents:
- 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.
- Notes:
- "An East Gate book."
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9786610912728
- 9781317474357
- 131747435X
- 9781315705606
- 1315705605
- 9781280912726
- 1280912723
- 9780765622211
- 0765622211
- OCLC:
- 527355678
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