Taiwan : a political history

Author(s)

• Roy, Denny

Bibliographic Information

Taiwan : a political history

Denny Roy

Cornell University Press, 2003

• (hbk. : alk. paper)

Note

Includes bibliographical references and index

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Contents of Works

• Taiwan's early history
• The Japanese occupation
• The return of mainland rule
• Martial law and Kuomintang domination
• Taiwan in the Cold War
• The opposition's struggle and breakthrough
• Taiwan under Lee Teng-hui
• The DPP captures the presidency
• Taiwan's history and Taiwan's future

Description and Table of Contents

Description

This is a history that provides excellent background information for understanding the complexities of the current 'Taiwan problem.'. Foreign Affairs For centuries, various great powers have both exploited and benefited Taiwan, their designs for this island frequently clashing with the desire of local inhabitants to control their own destiny. Such conflicts have shaped Taiwan's multiple, and frequently contradictory, identities. Denny Roy contends that Taiwan's political history is best understood as a continuous struggle for security. Eschewing the usual emphasis on the high politics of the recent era, he offers a comprehensive narrative of the island's political history from the first Chinese settlements to the Chen Shui-bian presidency. Roy covers the political system constructed by the KMT during the Cold War, the opposition breakthrough, the presidency of Lee Teng-hui, and the DPP presidential victory in March 2000. Roy's approach allows him to integrate his understanding of Taiwan's domestic politics with its foreign affairs-particularly the relations with mainland China. He reveals how the interplay between political forces within and the influence of foreign countries from without has shaped Taiwan. His is a balanced account, incorporating up-to-date coverage and presenting many indigenous voices. Taiwan: A Political History illuminates the origins of the island's often-troubled domestic and international political situation.

Table of Contents

• Taiwan's early history
• The Japanese occupation
• The return of mainland rule
• Martial law and Kuomintang domination
• Taiwan in the Cold War
• The opposition's struggle and breakthrough
• Taiwan under Lee Teng-hui
• The DPP captures the presidency.

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• NCID: BA69988692
• ISBN:
  • 080144070X
• LCCN: 2002012235
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Ithaca
• Pages/Volumes: xiii, 255 p., [10] p. of plates
• Size: 24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : DS799.816
  • DC21 : 320.95124/9/09045
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-