China's security state : philosophy, evolution, and politics / Xuezhi Guo
Imprint
New York : Cambridge University Press, 2012
Descript
xiv, 486 p. : ill. ; 24 cm
CONTENT
Historical evolution of public security organizations -- From the social affairs department to the ministry of public security -- Leading central security agency: Central Guard Bureau -- Elite security corps: Central Guard Regiment -- Armed police and its historical role in the CCP politics -- People's armed police in the reform era -- Garrison commands -- CCP intelligence agencies and services in the revolutionary era -- The intelligence apparatus and services under PRC -- The PLA, security services, and the elite politics