TY - BOOK AU - Guo,Xuezhi TI - China`s security state : philosophy, evolution, and politics SN - 9781139534499 AV - JQ1509.5.I6 G86 2012 PY - 2012/// CY - Cambridge PB - Cambridge University Press KW - Zhongguo gong chan dang KW - History KW - National security KW - China KW - Intelligence service KW - Police N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Machine generated contents note: 1. Historical evolution of public security organizations; 2. From the social affairs department to the ministry of public security; 3. Leading central security agency: Central Guard Bureau; 4. Elite security corps: Central Guard Regiment; 5. Armed police and its historical role in the CCP politics; 6. People's armed police in the reform era; 7. Garrison commands; 8. CCP intelligence agencies and services in the revolutionary era; 9. The intelligence apparatus and services under PRC; 10. The PLA, security services, and the elite politics N2 - "China's Security State describes the creation, evolution, and development of Chinese security and intelligence agencies as well as their role in influencing Chinese Communist Party politics throughout the party's history"-- ER -