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Product Identifiers

PublisherPalgrave Macmillan

ISBN-100312223897

ISBN-139780312223892

eBay Product ID (ePID)531264

Product Key Features

Number of PagesIV, 229 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameChina and the People's Liberation Army : Great Power or Struggling Developing State?

SubjectPublic Policy / Military Policy, Asia / General, World / Asian

Publication Year2000

FeaturesRevised

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaPolitical Science, History

AuthorSolomon Karmel, Solomon M. Karmel

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight16 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional

LCCN99-040510

Reviews"The book is a valuable contribution to the literature of PLA research."--You Ji, Pacific Affairs "This book follows established methods of military analysis to demonstrate that China's greatest threat to world peace is its poorly managed military bureaucracy." - Library Journal "...any student of the Chinese military will find this a very stimulating and provocative examination of the People's Liberation Army and its considerable limitations." - International Affairs, "The book is a valuable contribution to the literature of PLA research."--You Ji, Pacific Affairs "This book follows established methods of military analysis to demonstrate that China's greatest threat to world peace is its poorly managed military bureaucracy." -Library Journal "...any student of the Chinese military will find this a very stimulating and provocative examination of the People's Liberation Army and its considerable limitations." -International Affairs

Number of Volumes1 vol.

IllustratedYes

Table Of ContentIntroduction: Developing World Security Priorities and the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) * The Goal: Overhauling China's Military Strategy * The Reality: Implementation and Force Structure * The Military-Industrial Complex and the Ephemeral Hunt for Profits * Trends in Chinese Defense Spending and the Illusive Goal of Modernization * Conclusion: China and the Balance of Power in the Asia-Pacific Region

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisPortrays China's military goals and capabilities as those of an unstable, developing world state, not those of a 'great power' or 'rising threat'., China and the People's Liberation Army defines "great powers" and "developing states" and suggests that the purposes of their militaries are fundamentally different. Solomon Karmel works to debunk frequently unquestioned myths about China s status as a great power. He employs extensive research of Chinese and foreign sources, secret and public, to understand shortcomings in the strategic, military, and industrial overhaul of China s military-industrial complex. His thematic framework and case-study analysis have important implications for the study of developing-world militaries and East Asian security.

LC Classification NumberJQ1-1852