China's techno-warriors national security and strategic competition from the nuclear to the information age

The book tells the story of how and why the Chinese military came to play such a powerful role in the country's economic and institutional development. It focuses on four issues: Chinese views of technology since 1950, the role of the military in China's political and economic life, the ev...

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Main Author: Feigenbaum, Evan A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Stanford, Calif. Stanford University Press 2003
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Summary:The book tells the story of how and why the Chinese military came to play such a powerful role in the country's economic and institutional development. It focuses on four issues: Chinese views of technology since 1950, the role of the military in China's political and economic life, the evolution of open and flexible conceptions of public management in China, and the technological dimensions of the rise of Chinese power.
Physical Description:xviii, 339 pages, [14] pages of plates illustrations, maps 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:080474601X (hardback)
9780804746014 (hardback)