Publisher's Synopsis
Chen-ya Tien has devoted his time to studying and teaching modern Chinese politics at various universities. In this book, he not only discusses the effect of militarization of the Chinese peasantry by means of the mass militia system on the political, socio-economic, and military development of modern China, but he also traces the historical derivation of the mass militia system from the ancient Chinese military systems of the different dynasties. His published works in this field include "An Evaluation of Different Approahes to the Study of Chinese Foreign Policy", "The Effect of Militarism and Militarization on Modern Political Development" and "A Study of Political Modernization in Mainland China".
