{"product_id":"imagined-enemies-john-wilson-lewis-9780804753913","title":"Imagined Enemies: China Prepares for Uncertain War","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fourth and final volume in a pioneering series on the Chinese military, \u003ci\u003eImagined Enemies\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented look at its history, operational structure, modernization, and strategy. Beginnning with an examination of culturee adn thought in Part I, the authors explore the transition away transition away from Mao Zedong's revolutionary doctrine, the conflict with Moscow, and Beijing's preoccupation with Taiwanese separatism and preparations for war to thwart it. Part II focuses on operational and policy decisions in the National Command Authority and, subsequently, in the People's Liberation Army. Part III provides a detailed study of the Second Artillery, China's strategic rocket forces. The book concludes with the transformation of military strategy and shows how it is being tested in military exercises, with Taiwan and the United States as \"imagined enemies.\" \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Wilson Lewis,Litai Xue\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0804753911\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780804753913\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Stanford University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/13\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.40h x 6.24w x 1.08d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 321","brand":"John Wilson Lewis","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48065147011327,"sku":"9780804753913","price":160.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80b51486-0bc8-4f6d-a675-f90bd8e26db0.jpg?v=1768673305","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/imagined-enemies-john-wilson-lewis-9780804753913","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}