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  • Principles of Maritime Power

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Maritime powers dominate the planet, from the British empire of the 19th century, to the American post-World War II domination of global affairs. To a large degree their control of the globe is based on control of the seas. This book seeks to examine the strengths and weaknesses of maritime power, including specific chapters on mutiny, blockades, coalitions, piracy, expeditionary warfare, commerce ... Read more

    $33.19 USD

  • Modern China

    Continuity and Change, 1644 to the Present

    by S. C. M. Paine, Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Now in a fully updated edition, this accessible text provides a balanced history of modern China in a global context. Through years of living and research in China, Taiwan, Japan, and Russia, the authors are deeply qualified to understand China’s internal dynamics as well as its foreign relations over centuries. Arguing that modern Chinese history cannot be understood without a deep appreciation ... Read more

    $72.89 USD

  • US-China Naval Co-operation Against the Soviet Union

    Carter’s Navy

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    This book discusses the key role of the transfer of naval technology from the U.S. to China in building up the Chinese Navy during the Cold War.Revealing how this process began in the late 1970s under the Carter Administration when Deng Xiaoping was newly in power, and how it accelerated under both the Reagan and Bush administrations, moving from the transfer of simple technology to entire naval ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The United States Navy’s Pivot to Asia

    The Origins of a Cooperative Strategy for Twenty-First Century Seapower

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series series Routledge Security in Asia Series
    This book examines the origins of the US Navy’s 2007 Maritime Strategy, the formation of the US government’s “Pivot to Asia” strategy, and the most recent revisions to this strategy that focus more specifically on China. Besides examining the details of this strategy formulation, the book explores the internal and external repercussions on the US Navy of the Pivot to Asia. It discusses the “Fat ... Read more

    $60.99 USD

  • The ABCs of Cold War History

    Anglo-America, Bloc Sovietique, China, 1919-1994

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    A short, but highly relevant, history of the Cold War, 1919–1994, and its significance today. The 75-year Cold War pitted the Anglo-American world against the Soviet Bloc, with China, the ultimate prize. Chapter A will examine the creation of the Anglo-American Special Relationship, the end of World War I, 1919 Versailles Peace Treaty, and the lead-in to World War II. Chapter B will examine the ... Read more

    $18.99 USD

  • The Impact of Coincidence in Modern American, British, and Asian History

    Twenty-One Unusual Historical Events

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series Book 1 - Anthem Impact
    In 21 short case studies, this short book examines the distinctive coincidental history of America, Britain, and various Asian countries during the twentieth century. It covers a wide range of historical events, from American expansion into the Pacific to the creation of the Soviet gulags in Siberia to the end of the Vietnam War. Its main goal is to show how watershed historical events can often ... Read more

    $22.69 USD

  • Seaborne Perils

    Piracy, Maritime Crime, and Naval Terrorism in Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    This comprehensive survey of historical and contemporary issues related to maritime crime and piracy, with a special focus on Africa, South Asia, and Southeast Asia, explains why piracy is a growing problem and how it affects security policy making in the United States.Here, piracy is defined as taking place on the high seas, while maritime crime takes place within a country’s territorial waters. ... Read more

    $38.89 USD

  • Taiwan Straits

    Crisis in Asia and the Role of the U.S. Navy

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series series Global Flashpoints: A Series
    In Taiwan Straits: Crisis in Asia and the Role of the U.S. Navy, historian Bruce Elleman surveys the situation that has led to the current tensions between China and Taiwan. Starting in 1949, the final phase of the civil war in China, which ended with Communist rule of the mainland and nationalist control of Taiwan, this work explores how the 100-mile wide passage of water, known as the Taiwan ... Read more

    $80.99 USD

  • China’s Naval Operations in the South China Sea

    Evaluating Legal, Strategic and Military Factors

    by Bruce Elleman ...
    Series series Politics, Security and Society in Asia Pacific
    This book provides a history of the South China Sea conflict and lays out the stakes for each of the bordering states and China’s interaction with them – namely, Vietnam, the Philippines, Brunei, Malaysia, Taiwan, and Indonesia; it also examines the U.S. government’s role in the region. China’s Naval Operations in the South China Sea is highly topical; it examines the evolving perception of the ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • Taiwan Straits Standoff

    70 Years of PRC–Taiwan Cross-Strait Tensions

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Following the Nationalist defeat on the mainland in 1949, Chiang Kai-shek and his followers retreated to Taiwan, forming the Republic of China (ROC). Tensions with the People’s Republic of China (PRC) focused on control over a number of offshore islands, especially Quemoy (Jinmen) and Matsu (Mazu). Twice in the 1950s tensions peaked, during the first (1954–55) and second (1958) Taiwan Strait ... Read more

    $35.99 USD

  • A History of the Modern Chinese Navy, 1840–2020

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series series Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
    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-19th 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 1894–1895; during the 1920s and 1930s, a ... Read more

    $64.99 USD

  • The Making of the Modern Chinese Navy

    Special Historical Characteristics

    by Bruce A. Elleman ...
    Series series
    ‘The Making of the Modern Chinese Navy’ includes 14 historical case studies that help to illuminate a number of special characteristics of the modern-day Chinese navy. The Chinese Navy embodies a number of special features that modern-day Chinese naval officers perhaps take for granted, including a belief in the Mandate of Heaven, tributary system, and the fear of ‘losing face’ either in a ... Read more

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