The Historical Context of China's Maritime Power -- The Evolution of China's Military Strategy -- The Evolution of China's Maritime Strategy -- China's Maritime Strategy in the South China Sea - A Case Study -- Strategy for Build-up of China's Comprehensive Maritime Power -- Maritime Dimension of the Belt and Road Initiative
Rise and fall of the Red Guards - Mao Zedong's last years - New Rural Revolution - Renewal of urban China - 1983-1989 - Beijing Massacre - Tibet, 1989-1994 - Cultural stirrings after Mao - Deng - Return of Hong Kong to China
"The book tells the story of successive generations of Chinese naval officers and sailors with modernization as the central theme and patterns of their operational behavior. The unique characteristics influence naval reforms amid political loyalty. The way the Chinese Navy both carried on longstanding traditions while made remarkable changes was crucial to building a "rich country with a strong…
The Mekong is one of the world's great rivers, and by far the largest in Southeast Asia. Empires have risen and fallen in the lands through which the Mekong flows, and it has been linked to remarkable adventure and exploration as well as war and massacre. Now that Indochina is at peace, new dangers threaten the river's future. For more than forty years Milton Osborne has been fascinated by the …
A reconsideration of contemporary Chinese society and politics since the Tiananmen Square massacre in June 1989. The book emphasizes the need to understand the vital role that a culture plays in shaping political action.
This 1970 memorial volume is a tribute to the wide range of Victor Purcell's scholarly interests, especially on the Chinese people and their history and civilisation, by friends, colleagues and former pupils. It aims primarily to acknowledge his work as a scholar and focuses on insurrection, immigration and trade in China and South-east Asia.