The Generalissimo's Son : Chiang Ching-Kuo and the Revolutions in China and Taiwan.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Taylor, Jay.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Revolutions--China.

Revolutions.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (545 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Harvard University Press, 2000.

Summary:

Chiang Ching-kuo led Taiwan on a zigzag but ultimately successful transition from dictatorship to democracy. Jay Taylor underscores the interaction of political developments on the mainland and in Taiwan and concludes that if China ever makes a similar transition, it will owe much to the Taiwan example and the Generalissimo's son.

Contents:

Intro

Contents

Note on Romanization of Chinese Names

Abbreviations

Part One: Revolution

1 Upright Stone

2 A Teachable Son

3 Dreams of the Red Chamber

4 Socialist Man

5 Reunion and War

6 The Kannan Model

7 Dean and General

8 Manchurian Candidate

9 Defeat

10 End Game

Part Two: The Island

11 An Unintended Consequence

12 Secret Wars

13 Family, Friends, Enemies

14 Managing the Great Patron

15 China Leaps Backward

16 The Minister

17 The Golden Cudgel

18 The Premier

19 Old Orders Passing

20 The Divorce

21 Riot and Trials

22 Island and Mainland

23 Successors, Brokers, Killers

24 Building Consensus

25 Breakthrough

26 A Chinese Democracy

Epilogue

Appendix: Romanization Table

Notes

Index

Illustrations.

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Other Format:

Print version: Taylor, Jay The Generalissimo's Son

ISBN:

9780674044227

OCLC:

1534813018