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Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific : the Triumph of Neptune?.
With particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region, this book examines the rise and fall of sea powers. In the Asia-Pacific region there has been significant expansion of sea-based economies together with burgeoning naval power. Many claim that these processes will transform the world's future ec...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Hoboken :
Taylor and Francis,
2011.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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- Front Cover; Sea Power and the Asia-Pacific; Copyright Page; Contents; List of contributors; Preface; List of abbreviations; 1. Introduction: sea power and the rise and fall of empires: Geoffrey Till; Part I: The navies of the Asia-Pacific; 2. The United States as a Pacific power: Patrick C. Bratton; 3. Maritime power and the Asia-Pacific: US naval perspectives: Kevin R. Johnson; 4. China: its maritime traditions and navy today: Carl Otis Schuster.
- 5. The evolution of the People's Liberation Army Navy: the twin missions of area-denial and peacetime operations: Michael McDevitt and Frederic Vellucci Jr. 6. Japan's maritime past, present and future: Alessio Patalano; 7. India's growing naval power: Indian Ocean in focus: Harsh Pant; 8. Singapore and sea power: Joshua Ho; 9. The sea power and navy of the Republic of Korea: Seong-Yong Park; 10. Australia's maritime past, present and future: Andrew Forbes; Part II: Transitions; 11. British sea power and imperial defence in the Far East: sharing the seas with America: Greg Kennedy.
- 12. The British Pacific Fleet and the decline of empire? Adaptations to change: Jon Rob- Web13. Conclusions: transitions and futures: Patrick C. Bratton and Geoffrey Till; Index.