Seeking truth from facts
Seeking truth from facts a retrospective on Chinese military studies in the post-Mao era / [electronic resource] :
edited by James C. Mulvenon, Andrew N. D. Yang.
- Santa Monica, CA : National Security Research Division, RAND, 2001.
- xxii, 213 p. ; 28 cm.
"A series of retrospective papers given at a conference held in Washington, D.C., 8-11 July 1999, on Chinese civil-military relations, force structure, doctrine, capabilities, and the state of the field"-- Introd.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213).
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Civil-military relations--China--Congresses.
Military doctrine--China--Congresses.
China--Armed Forces--Congresses.
China--Military policy--Congresses.
Electronic books.
UA835 / .S39 2001eb
355/.033551
"A series of retrospective papers given at a conference held in Washington, D.C., 8-11 July 1999, on Chinese civil-military relations, force structure, doctrine, capabilities, and the state of the field"-- Introd.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 207-213).
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.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2005.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
Civil-military relations--China--Congresses.
Military doctrine--China--Congresses.
China--Armed Forces--Congresses.
China--Military policy--Congresses.
Electronic books.
UA835 / .S39 2001eb
355/.033551