Contemporary Taiwan / edited by David Shambaugh.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Shambaugh, David L.

Series:

Studies on contemporary China (Oxford, England)

Studies on contemporary China

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taiwan--Politics and government--1975-1988.

Taiwan.

Politics and government.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1988-.

Taiwan--Economic conditions--1975-.

Economic conditions.

Taiwan--History--1975-.

History.

Taiwan--Social conditions--1975-1988.

Social conditions.

Taiwan--Social conditions--1988-.

Genre:

Conference papers and proceedings.

Physical Description:

ix, 329 pages : maps ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.

Summary:

The most comprehensive and up-to-date study presently available of the dynamic island republic of Taiwan. Drawing on a broad range of documentary sources and on-site research, a group of writers including many of the world's leading specialists on Taiwanese affairs provide in-depth and expert analysis.

Contents:

Exploring the complexities of contemporary Taiwan / David Shambaugh

The enduring influence of the Republic of China on Taiwan today / Ralph N. Clough

A new Chinese civilization : the evolution of the Republic of China on Taiwan / Ramon H. Myers

Taiwan society at the 'Fin de Siècle / Thomas B. Gold

Cultural identity and the politics of recognition in contemporary Taiwan / Tu Weiming

Building democracy in Taiwan / Hung-Mao Tien and Yun-Han Chu

The Taiwan economy : the transition to maturity and the political economy of its changing international status / Christopher Howe

Charting Taiwan's technological future : the impact of globalization and regionalization / Denis Fred Simon

Taiwan's environment today / Richard Louis Edmonds

Taiwan's mainland policy : normalization, yes ; reunification, later / Jean-Pierre Cabestan

Taiwan's security : maintaining deterrence amid political accountability / David Shambaugh

The international standing of the Republic of China on Taiwan / Michael Yahuda

America in Taiwan's post Cold War foreign relations / Thomas W. Robinson.

Notes:

"Clarendon paperbacks."

"The contributions to this volume were first presented at the conference "Taiwan Today", convened by The China Quarterly in Taipei in November 1995, and subsequently was published as a Special Issue in December 1996" -- p. 2

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0198293054

OCLC:

40598157