Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity / by S. Tsai.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Tsai, Shih-shan Henry.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Asia--History.

Asia.

Asia--Politics and government.

Political science.

History, Modern.

China--History.

China.

Asian History.

Asian Politics.

Political Science.

Modern History.

History of China.

Local Subjects:

Asian History.

Asian Politics.

Political Science.

Modern History.

History of China.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 p.)

Edition:

1st ed. 2005.

Place of Publication:

New York : Palgrave Macmillan US : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The book is an account of Taiwan's evolving national consciousness told through the biography of its former President Lee Teng-hui - the central figure in the island's political transformation over the past two decades. In describing the broader historical and social context of the various stages of Lee's life, the book also analyzes Taiwan's own evolution during the past century as a Japanese colony, a Leninist party-state dictatorship, and then an American-inspired fledgling democracy. The book explores such questions as: Is Lee Teng-hui an opportunistic recidivist who is interested only in his own self-preservation, or is he a hero who not only propelled Taiwan into a new era, but also constructed a new national identity for the islanders? Are the multi-ethnic islanders culturally 'Chinese' or are they 'Taiwanese'? Is Taiwan historically and politically part of 'China' or does it have its own history and identity, and deserves international recognition as an independent sovereign country?

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9786611367954

9781281367952

1281367958

9781403977175

1403977178

OCLC:

312478052