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The Trouble with Taiwan
History, the United States and a Rising China
Kerry Brown, Kalley Wu Tzu Hui
- 288 pages
- English
- PDF
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The Trouble with Taiwan
History, the United States and a Rising China
Kerry Brown, Kalley Wu Tzu Hui
About This Book
Taiwan is one of the great paradoxes of the international order. A place with its own flag, currency, government and military, but which most of the world does not recognise as a sovereign country. An island that China regards as a 'rebellious province', but which has managed to survive defiantly for decades. Now with its neighbour China a major power on the world stage and ally United States looking increasingly inward, Taiwan's position has never been more precarious. Kerry Brown and Kalley Wu Tzu-hui reveal how the island's shifting fortunes have been shaped by centuries of conquest and by a cast of dynamic characters, by Cold War intrigue and the rise of its neighbour as a global power, explaining how this tiny island, caught between the agendas of two superpowers, is attempting to find its place in a rapidly changing world order. The Trouble with Taiwan relates the story of a fascinating nation and culture, and how its disputed status speaks to a wider, global story about Chinese control and waning US influence.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- About the Authors
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Map – Map of Taiwan
- Map – Disputed Claims in South China Sea
- Acknowledgements
- A Note on the Text
- Acronyms
- Timeline of Events
- Preliminary Words
- Introduction: The Great Asian Game
- Chapter 1: Contested Histories: From the Ming to Today
- Chapter 2: The Great Transformation: Democratization and the Impact on Taiwan’s Identity
- Chapter 3: At the Front Line of ‘Sharp Power’: Taiwan’s Relation with the People’s Republic of China
- Chapter 4: Worlds Apart: Taiwan’s International Space
- Chapter 5: Parallel Lives: Taiwan’s Economic Identity
- Chapter 6: Thinking Through the Issue of Taiwan
- Conclusion: The Trouble with Taiwan
- Notes
- Further Reading
- Index