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Active Defense: China's Military Strategy Since 1949
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What changes in China's modern defense policy reveal about military organizations and strategy
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.
Book Details
- Publisher: Princeton University Press
- Publish Date: Dec 8th, 2020
- Pages: 396
- Language: English
- Edition: undefined - undefined
- Dimensions: 9.20in - 6.10in - 1.10in - 1.25lb
- EAN: 9780691210339
- Categories: • International Relations - General• Political Ideologies - Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism• Security (National & International)
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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
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"2019 War on the Rocks Holiday Reading List"