Between assimilation and independence : the Taiwanese encounter nationalist China, 1945-1950 / Steven E. Phillips.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Phillips, Steven E., 1964-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Local government.

History.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1945-1975.

Taiwan.

Politics and government.

Local government--Taiwan--History--20th century.

China--Politics and government--1945-1949.

China.

Physical Description:

xiii, 256 pages : maps ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, Calif. : Stanford University Press, 2003.

Summary:

" Steven Phillips is to be congratulated for tackling a difficult and politically sensitive topic in a scholarly, perceptive and insightful manner that enhances both Taiwan studies and China studies." - The China Journal " This book is both a great case study in the tensions between local and national level politics in Republican China, and an excellent investigation into a formative period in Taiwan politics...It should be read by anyone interested in the political history of either Taiwan or the Republic of China." - China Quarterly

Contents:

Introduction

Creating a colonial legacy

Retrocession and the debate over Taiwan's place in China

The February 28th incident: the climax of Taiwanese political demands

Nationalist consolidation and local self-government, 1948-1950

Taiwan's elite transformed

Conclusion and epilogue.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-243) and index.

ISBN:

0804744572

OCLC:

50851830