04662cam a22005538i 4500 9781003138075 FlBoTFG 20260210180720.0 m d | | cr ||||||||||| 201208s2021 enk ob 001 0 eng OCoLC-P eng rda OCoLC-P 9781003138075 (ebook) 1003138071 9781000393217 (electronic bk. : PDF) 1000393216 (electronic bk. : PDF) 9781000393248 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 1000393240 (electronic bk. : EPUB) 9780367685447 (hardback) 9780367685553 (paperback) (OCoLC)1226800594 (OCoLC-P)1226800594 VA633 SOC 008000 bisacsh SOC 024000 bisacsh SOC 053000 bisacsh HB bicssc 359.00951 23 Elleman, Bruce A., 1959- author. A history of the modern Chinese Navy, 1840-2020 / Bruce A. Elleman. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2021. 1 online resource. text txt rdacontent computer n rdamedia online resource nc rdacarrier Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia Preface : Four Periods of modern Chinese naval development -- Introduction : China's modern navy in historical perspective : the importance of coastal defense strategies -- The origins of the "modern" navy under the Qing dynasty -- The first opium war and Chinese naval modernization -- The Chinese navy in the second opium war, in Okinawa, and in Annam -- China's navy and the sino-Japanese war of 1894-1895 -- The Chinese navy's incomplete modernization and westernization -- The "new army" reforms and the Chinese navy's impact of the Xinhai revolution -- The nationalist navy from 1922 through 1938 -- The post-world war II nationalist navy through the Chinese civil war -- Founding the PRC and the early history of the PLAN -- The Chongqing mutiny and the creation of the PLAN -- PLAN's coastal defense and the nationalist navy's use of the off-shore Islands to blockade China -- The sino-Soviet alliance and the growth of the PLAN -- The nationalist navy and China's PLAN as an emerging regional navy -- Sino-Soviet conflict and the PRC decision to open relations with the United States -- Modernization, westernization, and geographic responsibilities of the PLAN -- China's historical and regional constraints and the future of the PLAN -- Conclusions. "This book provides a comprehensive history of the modern Chinese navy from 1840 to the present. Beginning with a survey of naval developments in earlier imperial times, the book goes on to show how China has since the mid-nineteenth century four times built or rebuilt its navy: after the Opium Wars, a navy which was sunk or captured by the Japanese in the war of 1894-5; during the 1920s and 1930s, a navy again sunk or lost to Japan, in the war of 1937-45; in the 1950s, a navy built with Soviet help, which stagnated following the Sino-Soviet split in the early 1960s; and fourthly the present navy which absorbed its predecessor, but with the most modern sections dating from the 1990s - a navy which continues to grow and prosper. The book also shows how the underlying strategic imperative for the Chinese navy has been the defence of China's coasts and major rivers; how naval mutiny was a key factor in the overthrow of the Qing and the Nationalist regimes; and how successive Chinese governments, aware of the potent threat of naval mutiny, have restricted the growth, independence, and capabilities of the navy. Overall, the book provides-at a time when many people in the West view China and its navy as a threat-a rich, detailed, and realistic assessment of the true nature of the Chinese navy and the contemporary factors that affect its development"-- Provided by publisher. OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record. China. Zhongguo ren min jie fang jun. Hai jun History. Navies China History. China History, Naval 1912-1949. China History, Naval 1949- China History, Naval 19th century. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / General bisacsh SOCIAL SCIENCE / Research bisacsh 2280 Taylor & Francis https://www.taylorfrancis.com/books/9781003138075 OCLC metadata license agreement http://www.oclc.org/content/dam/oclc/forms/terms/vbrl-201703.pdf 89312 89311