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Boulder, CO.: Westview Press, 1990. In this scholarly study, Dr Cheng examines how Leninist party-states have been able to maintain stable civil-military relations. Challenging conventional western scholarship, which holds that the party effectively controls the military through the "Political Commissar System" (PCS), the author contends that military participation in politics is the key stabilizing factor. To support his argument, the author presents detailed case studies of the PCS in the armies of China and Taiwan. His comparative analysis provides valuable insights into the causes of contentious civil-military relations in non-communist nations and raises questions about the key issues of professionalism, the military's political neutrality, civilian supremacy, and state control of the armed forces. 178 pgs. Publisher's stamp on front endpaper and dedication page. . First Edition. Soft Cover. Fine. Illus. by . 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Party-Military Relations in the PRC and Taiwan: Paradoxes of Control Paperback - 1990
by Hsiao-Shih Cheng
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- Title Party-Military Relations in the PRC and Taiwan: Paradoxes of Control
- Author Hsiao-Shih Cheng
- Binding Paperback
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 178
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Routledge, Boulder, Colorado, U.S.A.
- Date 1990-06
- ISBN 9780813377384 / 0813377382
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 90032343
- Dewey Decimal Code 322.509
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