China's security state philosophy, evolution, and politics

China's Security State describes the creation, evolution, and development of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout the party's history. Xuezhi Guo investigates patterns of leadership politics from the van...

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Main Author: Guo, Xuezhi 1956-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Cambridge, UK Cambridge University Press 2012
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. Historical evolution of public security organizations
  • 2. From the social affairs department to the ministry of public security
  • 3. Leading central security agency: Central Guard Bureau
  • 4. Elite security corps: Central Guard Regiment
  • 5. Armed police and its historical role in the CCP politics
  • 6. People's armed police in the reform era
  • 7. Garrison commands
  • 8. CCP intelligence agencies and services in the revolutionary era
  • 9. The intelligence apparatus and services under PRC
  • 10. The PLA, security services, and the elite politics