Routledge handbook of contemporary Taiwan / edited by Gunter Schubert.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Schubert, Gunter, 1963- editor.

Series:

Routledge handbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

International relations.

Civilization.

Taiwan--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Civilization--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Diplomatic relations.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xvii, pages ; 26 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

Summary:

The Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan" offers a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field. Each contribution summarises the major findings in the field and highlights long-term trends, recent observations and possible future developments in Taiwan. Written by an international team of experts, the chapters included in the volume form an accessible and fascinating insight into contemporary Taiwan. Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook will be of interest to students, academics, policymakers and others in search of reliable information on Taiwanese politics, economics, culture and society.

Contents:

Taiwan in late Ming and Qing China / Ann Heylen

Taiwan under Japanese rule (1895-1945) / Wan-Yai Chou

Retrocession and authoritarian KMT rule (1945-1986) /Thomas B. Gold

Taiwan during and after the democratic transition (1988-2016) / J. Bruce Jacobs

Taiwan's independence moment / Stefan Fleischauer

Parties and party systems / Dafydd J. Fell

Party ideology / Shelley Rigger

Elections / Timothy S. Rich and Jonathan Sullivan

Local factions / Stefan Braig

National identity / Jau-Yuan Hwang

Politics and the media / Jens Damm

The developmental state and Taiwan: origins and adaption / Joseph Wong

Taiwan's mainland entrepreneurs (Taishang) / Gunter Schubert

Taiwan and economic globalization /Tse-Kang Leng

The development of civil society organizations in post-authoritarian Taiwan (1988-2014) / Hsin-Huang Michale Hsiao and Yu-Yuan Kuan

Indigenous movements and multicultural Taiwan / Chun-Chieh Chi

Labor movement /Ming-Sho Ho

Anti-nuclear power movement / Simona A. Grano

The long feminist march in Taiwan / Yun Fan and Wei-Ting Wu

Religion and politics / André Laliberté

Social Welfare / Yeun-wen Ku and James Cherng-Tay Hsueh

Modern Taiwan literature / Ping-Hui Liao

Cultural democratization and Taiwan cinema / Ming-Yeh T. Rawnsley

Cross-Strait dialogue and policies / Yu-Shan Wu

Cross-Strait economic integration (1992-2015) / Pei-Shan Lee and Yun-Han Chu

The China factor in Taiwan: impact and response / Jieh-Min Wu

Cross-Strait marriages and immigration policies / Isabelle Cheng

Taiwan's foreign policy and international space / Kwei-Bo Huang

Taiwan-US security relations / Cheng-Yi Lin

Taiwan and the South China Sea / Mu-Min Chen

European-Taiwan relations / Gudrun Wacker

Security policy / Richard Bush

Taiwan's public diplomacy / Colin Alexander

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781138781870

1138781878

OCLC:

919480506