Description
What changes in China's modern defense policy reveal about military organizations and strategy
Active Defense offers the first systematic look at China's military strategy from the mid-twentieth century to today. Exploring the range and intensity of threats that China has faced, M. Taylor Fravel illuminates the nation's past and present military goals, and offers a rich set of cases for deepening the study of how and why states alter their defense policies.Author: M. Taylor Fravel
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 12/08/2020
Pages: 396
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.20h x 6.10w x 1.10d
ISBN13: 9780691210339
ISBN10: 0691210330
BISAC Categories:
- Political Science | International Relations | General
- Political Science | Political Ideologies | Communism, Post-Communism & Socialism
- Political Science | Security (National & International)
About the Author
M. Taylor Fravel is the Arthur and Ruth Sloan Professor of Political Science and Director of the Security Studies Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He is the author of Strong Borders, Secure Nation (Princeton). Twitter @fravel