Chinese Naval Strategy in the 21st Century: The Turn to Mahan

by James Holmes and Toshi Yoshihara

Alfred Thayer Mahan has been called America's nineteenth-century 'evangelist of sea power' and the intellectual father of the modern US Navy. His theories have a timeless appeal, and Chinese analysts now routinely invoke Mahan's writings, exhorting their nation to build a powerful navy.

Economics is the prime motivation for maritime reorientation, and securing the sea lanes that convey foreign energy supplies and other commodities now ranks...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0415772133
• ISBN13: 9780415772136
• Release Date: August 2007
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.4" x 9.5"