From Muskets to Missiles: Politics and Professionalism in the Chinese Army, 1945-1981

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A01=Harlan W. Jencks
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Army
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CCP
CCP Cadre
CCP Committee
CCP Member
Chinese armed forces professionalization
Chinese civilian politics
Chinese military modernization
Chinese People's Liberation Army
Chou En-lai
civil-military relations
Commissar System
Commissars
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defense technology China
Defensive Strategy
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Ground Forces
Informal Personalized System
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Main Force Units
military force structure
military professionalism
MR Commander
Nieh Jung Chen
nuclear missiles
officer corps career
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People's Liberation Army
People's War
PLA Cadre
PLA Commander
PLA High Command
PLA Political Work
Political Commissars
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Subjective Civilian Control
Unit Party Committee
Wuhan Incident
Younger Men

Product details

  • ISBN 9780367168933
  • Weight: 650g
  • Dimensions: 152 x 229mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Dec 2020
  • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
  • Publication City/Country: GB
  • Product Form: Paperback
  • Language: English
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This book examines the extent, nature, and political implications of professionalization in the Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA). It provides a description and evaluation of the military, political, economic, and social context within which PLA officers have functioned since the civil war.

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