
Taiwan: China's Last Frontier
S. Long(Author)
Palgrave Macmillan (Publisher)
Published on 31. January 1991
Book
Paperback/Softback
XIX, 264 pages
978-0-333-51293-7 (ISBN)
Description
Taiwan has been described as a ticking time bomb. For all the fratricidal strife that has scarred Chinese politics since 1949, Peking's leaders have never wavered from their commitment to reunification with Taiwan. There, 20 million people have witnessed one of the great economic miracles of the post-war era. But their government is founded on a constitution that claims legitimacy over all of China. In this provocative study, Simon Long looks at the historical background to China's claim to sovereignty, and at the roots of Taiwan's economic triumphs.
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Edition
1991
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
XIX, 264 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 16 mm
Weight
366 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-333-51293-7 (9780333512937)
DOI
10.1057/9780230377394
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Person
SIMON LONG
Content
Acknowledgements - A Note on Romanisation - Introduction - Geography and Early History - The Kuomintang - Taiwan's Political Development 1945-86 - Taiwan's Economic Development - Relations with China 1945-76 - Taiwan's Foreign Relations - China Changes Tack: Peking's 1980s Taiwan Policy - Political Reform in Taiwan 1986-89 - Taiwan's Opening to Mainland China - What Next? Scenarios for the Future - Index