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Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century The Turn to Mahan
180 Pages
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Routledge
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Routledge
192 Pages
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Routledge
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Alfred Thayer Mahan has been called America’s nineteenth-century ‘evangelist of sea power’ and the intellectual father of the modern US Navy. His theories have a timeless appeal, and Chinese analysts now routinely invoke Mahan’s writings, exhorting their nation to build a powerful navy.
Economics is the prime motivation for maritime reorientation, and securing the sea lanes that convey foreign... Read more
Preface: Is History Bunk? 1. China Turns Seaward 2. Mahanian Sea-Power Theory and History 3. China Interprets Mahan 4. China’s Littoral Dilemma 5. Mahanian Sea Power with Chinese Characteristics 6. Commanding China’s Commons 7. Potential Futures for China’s Maritime Strategy 8. A Roadmap for Asian Maritime Stability
Biography
James R. Holmes, Toshi Yoshihara
