Taiwan in Perspective
Published on 14. November 2002
Book
Paperback/Softback
230 pages
978-90-04-11849-2 (ISBN)
Description
Ever since the end of China's civil war in 1949, Taiwan has embarked on its own distinct, divergent path of development. In light of its remarkable achievements and inherent difficulties, therefore, Taiwan should not be considered a renegade province of China, but a society with a democratically-elected government that has taken a route different from the rest of China in developing its own cultural norms and values. This book examines the issues of democratic transition, political imprisonment and the political economy in Taiwan.
Reviews / Votes
'Anyone even remotely interested in the Taiwan experience will have to take this book and its conclusions in consideration.'Dennis Hickey.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Leiden
Netherlands
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
7 Graf., 15 Taf.
Dimensions
Height: 241 mm
Width: 162 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
422 gr
ISBN-13
978-90-04-11849-2 (9789004118492)
Schweitzer Classification
Person
Wei-chin Lee, Ph.D. (1986), Oregon, is Associate Professor in the Department of Politics at Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, where he teaches international relations and Chinese politics. In addition to a book on Taiwan, his publications have appeared in various journals including Asian Affairs, Asian Perspective, World Affairs and Studies in Comparative Communism.
Content
Introduction, Wei Chin Lee
Democracy as Hegemony, Globalization as Indigenization, or the "Culture" in Taiwanese National Politics, Allen Chun
East Asian Culture and Democratic Transition, With Special Reference to the Case of Taiwan, John Fuh-Sheng Hsieh
The Role of Political Imprisonment in Developing and Enhancing Political Leadership: A Comparative Study of South Africa's and Taiwan's Democratization, Fran Buntman and Tong-yi Huang
What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and korea in the 1990s, Alexander C. Tan, Karl Ho, Kyung-tue Kang and Tsung-chi Yu
Taiwan's Distorted Democracy in Comparative Perspective, Cheng-tian Kuo
Politics of Foreign Labor Policy in Taiwan, Chien-yi Lu
The Political Economy of Taiwan's Relations with Malaysia: Opportunities and Challenges, Samuel C. Y. Ku
"One China, One Taiwan": An Analysis of the Democratic Progressive Party's China Policy, T.Y. Wang
Taiwan: Parent, Province, or Blackballed State?, Alan M. Wachman
Contributors
Epilogue
Index
Democracy as Hegemony, Globalization as Indigenization, or the "Culture" in Taiwanese National Politics, Allen Chun
East Asian Culture and Democratic Transition, With Special Reference to the Case of Taiwan, John Fuh-Sheng Hsieh
The Role of Political Imprisonment in Developing and Enhancing Political Leadership: A Comparative Study of South Africa's and Taiwan's Democratization, Fran Buntman and Tong-yi Huang
What if We Don't Party? Political Partisanship in Taiwan and korea in the 1990s, Alexander C. Tan, Karl Ho, Kyung-tue Kang and Tsung-chi Yu
Taiwan's Distorted Democracy in Comparative Perspective, Cheng-tian Kuo
Politics of Foreign Labor Policy in Taiwan, Chien-yi Lu
The Political Economy of Taiwan's Relations with Malaysia: Opportunities and Challenges, Samuel C. Y. Ku
"One China, One Taiwan": An Analysis of the Democratic Progressive Party's China Policy, T.Y. Wang
Taiwan: Parent, Province, or Blackballed State?, Alan M. Wachman
Contributors
Epilogue
Index