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Genre/Form: | Electronic books History Military history |
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Additional Physical Format: | Print version: Li, Xiaobing, 1954- History of the modern Chinese Army. Lexington, Ky. : University Press of Kentucky, ©2007 (DLC) 2007008984 (OCoLC)85766284 |
Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
All Authors / Contributors: |
Xiaobing Li |
ISBN: | 9780813172248 0813172241 9780813139364 0813139368 |
OCLC Number: | 166142516 |
Description: | 1 online resource (xvi, 413 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Contents: | 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 |
Responsibility: | Xiaobing Li. |
Abstract:
Provides an examination of the People's Liberation Army (PLA) which offers insights into the military's central place in modern Chinese society. This work offers a study of modern Chinese armed forces in the context of the nation's cultural traditions, its Communist revolution, and technological innovations.
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