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Why did the Chinese empire collapse and why did it take so long for a new government to reunite China? Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989 seeks to answer these questions by exploring the most important domestic and international conflicts over the past two hundred years, from the last half of the Qing empire through to modern day China. It reveals how most of China's wars during this period were fought to preserve unity in China, and examines their distinctly cyclical pattern of imperial decline, domestic chaos and finally the creation of a new unifying dynasty.
By 1989 this cycle appeared complete, but the author asks how long this government will be able to hold power. Exposing China as an imperialist country, and one which has often manipulated western powers in its favour, Bruce Elleman seeks to redress the views of China as a victimised nation.
By 1989 this cycle appeared complete, but the author asks how long this government will be able to hold power. Exposing China as an imperialist country, and one which has often manipulated western powers in its favour, Bruce Elleman seeks to redress the views of China as a victimised nation.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0415214742
ISBN13:9780415214742
Release Date:February 2001
Publisher:Routledge
Length:376 Pages
Weight:1.45 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
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Timely examination of the growing Chinese threat
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 16 years ago
Professor Elleman was an instructor of mine when I was a senior student at the Naval War College. We used this book in our class and I found it very insightful when examining the People's Republic's friction with its' neighbors since its formation in 1949. Professor Elleman's book is one of the only sources (in English) that I have come across that covers in detail China's 1979 conflict with Vietnam and the 1969 border war with the Soviet Union. It is extremely well researched and is for those who are serious about learning more about America's "rising peer competitor".
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