American justice in Taiwan : the 1957 riots and cold war foreign policy / Stephen G. Craft.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Craft, Stephen G., 1963- author.

Series:

Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.

Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry--United States--History.

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry.

Trials (Homicide)--Taiwan.

Trials (Homicide).

Riots--Taiwan--History.

Riots.

United States--Armed Forces--Taiwan.

United States.

United States--Foreign relations--Taiwan.

Taiwan--Foreign relations--United States.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Politics and government--1945-.

United States. Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Reynolds, Robert--Trials, litigation, etc.

Reynolds, Robert.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (301 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Lexington, Kentucky : University Press of Kentucky, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On May 23, 1957, US Army Sergeant Robert Reynolds was acquitted of murdering Chinese officer Liu Ziran in Taiwan. Reynolds did not deny shooting Liu but claimed self-defense. Reynolds's acquittal sparked a series of riots across Taiwan. In 'American Justice in Taiwan' author Stephen G. Craft provides the first comprehensive study of the causes and consequences of the Reynolds trial and the ensuing protests.

Contents:

A shooting on grass mountain

Islands against the Red tide

Advice and dissent

Little America on Taiwan

A law unto themselves

A tale of two criminal investigations

The court-martial of sergeant Robert Reynolds

Justice of a different culture

Black Friday

Accusations

To the Chinese heart of the matter

Repercusssions

Defending the American bases of hegemony

Status Quo.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813166629

0813166624

9780813166360

0813166365

OCLC:

930489455