Sarah Kirchberger

Assessing China's Naval Power

Technological Innovation, Economic Constraints, and Strategic Implications

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This book analyzes the rise of China's naval power and its possible strategic consequences from a wide variety of perspectives - technological, economic, and geostrategic - while employing a historical-comparative approach throughout. Since naval development requires huge financial resources and mostly takes place within the context of transnational industrial partnerships, this study also consciously adopts an industry perspective. The systemic problems involved in warship production and the associated material, financial, technological, and political requirements currently remain overlooked aspects in the case of China.Drawing on first-hand… Mehr

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Produktdetails

ISBN: 978-3-662-47126-5
EAN: 9783662471265
Produktnummer: 18053289
Verlag: Springer-Verlag GmbH
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Seitenangabe: 318 S.
Masse: H24.1 cm x B16.0 cm x D2.4 cm 676 g
Abbildungen: Book; 37 schwarz-weiße und 14 farbige Abbildungen, Bibliographie
Gewicht: 676

Über den Autor

Sarah Kirchberger is an Assistant Professor of Contemporary China Studies at the Asia-Africa-Institute (AAI), University of Hamburg. A former analyst with shipbuilder Blohm + Voss, she holds an MA and a PhD in Sinology. Her publications include a book on informal politics in China and Taiwan and various articles and book chapters on China's political system, political history, domestic politics, foreign policy, and naval modernization.