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Seeking truth from facts : a retrospective on Chinese military studies in the post-Mao era / edited by James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang.

Title
Seeking truth from facts : a retrospective on Chinese military studies in the post-Mao era / edited by James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang.
Publication
Santa Monica, CA : National Security Research Division, RAND, 2001.

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Additional Authors
  • Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (Rand Corporation)
  • Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies.
  • Mulvenon, James C., 1970-
  • Rand Corporation. National Security Research Division.
  • Yang, Andrew N. D.
Description
xxii, 213 p.; 28 cm.
Subject
  • China > Armed Forces > Congresses
  • China > Military policy > Congresses
  • China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun > Organization
  • Civil-military relations > China > Congresses
  • Military doctrine > China > Congresses
Note
  • "A series of retrospective papers given at a conference held in Washington, DC, 8-11 July 1999, on Chinese civil-military relations, force structure, doctrine, capabilities, and the state of the field" -- Introd.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213).
Funding (note)
  • "...jointly sponsored by the RAND Center for Asia-Pacific Policy (CAPP) and the Taiwan-based Chinese Council of Advanced Policy Studies (CAPS)" -- Pref.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
1. Retrospective on the study of Chinese civil-military relations since 1979: what have we learned? where do we go? -- 2. Commentary on civil-military relations in China: the search for new paradigms -- 3. PLA force structure: a 20-year retrospective -- 4. Compensating for deficiencies: doctrinal evolution in the Chinese People's Liberation Army, 1978-1999 -- 5. Commentary on doctrine -- 6. Transformation and refinement of Chinese military doctrine: reflection and critique on the PLA's view -- 7. Chinese military-technical development: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999 -- 8. Comments on "China's military-technical developments: the record for western assessments, 1979-1999" -- 9. CAPS and the study of the PLA: a review essay -- 10. Eight points for attention.
ISBN
0833029363
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library