Cultural Realism
Subtitle: Strategic Culture and Grand Strategy in Chinese History
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: July 27, 1998
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 324
ISBN-13: 9780691002392
Subjects: Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 1500 to c 1900; Asian / Middle Eastern history: c 500 to c 1500; Cultural studies; International relations; Political science & theory; History: World; History; History - General History; China; Asia - China; International Relations - General; Asian and Asian American Studies; History / China; Political Science and International Relations
First sentence: THE SOVIET MILITARY exhibited a preference for the preemptive, offensive use of force that was deeply rooted in a Russian history of external insecurity and internal autocracy.