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A history of the modern Chinese Army

Xiaobing Li's comprehensive examination of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) offers new insights into the military's central place in modern Chinese society. A History of the Modern Chinese Army goes beyond the usual Western assessments of the Chinese military 'threat' and also expands on the politically constricted scholarship of native Chinese military historians. Li offers a sweeping yet thorough study of modern Chinese armed forces in the context of the nation's cultural traditions, its Communist revolution, and recent technological innovations that have radically transformed all aspec
eBook, English, ©2007
University Press of Kentucky, Lexington, Ky., ©2007
History
1 online resource (xvi, 413 pages) : illustrations, maps
9780813172248, 9780813139364, 0813172241, 0813139368
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Front cover; Copyright page; Dedication; Contents; List of Illustrations; Abbreviations; Note on Transliteration; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1 Peasants and Revolutions; 2 The Formative Years; 3 Transformation in Korea; 4 Russianizing the PLA; 5 Building Missiles and the Bomb; 6 Crises and Politics; 7 Border Conflicts and the Cultural Revolution; 8 Survivor and Reformer; 9 Technocrats and the New Generation; Conclusion; Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index