Bruce A. Elleman

Modern Chinese Warfare, 1795-1989 (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Juli 2005
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781134610099
• Artikelnr.: 42687357

Autorenporträt

Elleman, Bruce A.

Inhaltsangabe

The opium wars and the origins of China's modern warfare
the Taiping rebellion
the Nian, Muslim and Tungan rebellions
the Ili crisis and China's defense of Xinjiang
the Sino-French war over Anam
the Sino- French war, 1894-95
the Boxer uprising, 1900
Chinese warlords and modern warfare
the nationalists' northern expedition to unite China
Sino-Soviet conflict in Manchuria, 1926-30
the Sino-Japanese war, 1937- 45
China's nationalist/communist civil war
China's role in the Korean war
the 1962 Sino-Indian border dispute and the Vietnam war
the Sino- Soviet territorial conflict
the Sino-Vietnamese conflict.

Rezensionen

'Modern Chinese Warfare is an informative book with some thought-provoking ideas, and readers who are interested in Chinese history should find it useful.' - The China Journal