Active Defense - China''s Military Strategy Since 1949

Active Defense offers the first systematic look at China's military strategy from the mid-twentieth century to today. Exploring the range and intensity of threats that China has faced, M. Taylor Fravel illuminates the nation's past and present military goals, and offers a rich set of cases for deepening the study of how and why states alter their defense policies.

About the author

M. Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Strong Borders, Secure Nation (Princeton). Twitter @fravel

Summary

What changes in China's modern defense policy reveal about military organizations and strategyActive Defense offers the first systematic look at China's military strategy from the mid-twentieth century to today. Exploring the range and intensity of threats that China has faced, M. Taylor Fravel illuminates the nation's past and present military

Product details

• Authors: M Taylor Fravel, M. Taylor Fravel
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 30.11.2020
• EAN: 9780691210339
• ISBN: 978-0-691-21033-9
• No. of pages: 396
• Series: Princeton Studies in International History and Politics; Princeton Studies in Internati
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; China, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), POLITICAL SCIENCE / International Relations / General, military history, POLITICAL SCIENCE / World / Asian, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, International Relations, Political science & theory, Far-left political ideologies and movements, Military tactics, Political science and theory, Military and defence strategy, Marxism & Communism