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    • Publisher:
      Cambridge University Press
      Publication date:
      July 2009
      September 2003
      ISBN:
      9780511510502
      9780521819794
      9780521525855
      DOI:
      https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511510502
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.566kg, 316 Pages
      Dimensions:
      (228 x 152 mm)
      Weight & Pages:
      0.436kg, 318 Pages
      • Series:
      Cambridge Modern China Series
      Subjects:
      East Asian History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    Series:
    Cambridge Modern China Series
    Subjects:
    East Asian History, Politics and International Relations, International Relations and International Organisations
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    In this 2003 study of China's militarism, Andrew Scobell examines the use of military force abroad - as in Korea (1950), Vietnam (1979), and the Taiwan Strait (1995–6) - and domestically, as during the Cultural Revolution of the late 1960s and in the 1989 military crackdown in Tiananmen Square. Debunking the view that China has become increasingly belligerent in recent years because of the growing influence of soldiers, Scobell concludes that China's strategic culture has remained unchanged for decades. Nevertheless, the author uncovers the existence of a 'Cult of Defense' in Chinese strategic culture. The author warns that this 'Cult of Defense' disposes Chinese leaders to rationalize all military deployment as defensive, while changes in the People's Liberation Army's doctrine and capabilities over the past two decades suggest that China's twenty-first century leaders may use military force more readily than their predecessors.

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    'He has carefully selected historical cases to support his theoretical point, and his narrative is not cluttered with political science jargon and terminologies. … he skilfully and effectively adduces historical facts to buttress his theoretical framework. His examination and explanation of China's application of force is thought-provoking and highly revealing.'

    Source: China Information

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