Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan
2nd Edition
Will be published approx. on 22. June 2026
Book
Paperback/Softback
646 pages
978-1-032-48618-5 (ISBN)
Description
This fully revised 2nd edition of the Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan provides a comprehensive overview of both contemporary Taiwan and the Taiwan studies field.
Written by an international team of Taiwan experts, the Handbook includes major topics in Taiwanese history, domestic politics, political economy, society, culture, and international relations. Each chapter summarises the major findings in the field and highlights long-term trends, recent observations, and potential future developments in Taiwan, revealing its long journey from a frontier island to a highly industrialised country struggling for international recognition.
Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook offers the reader an accessible and fascinating insight into contemporary Taiwan and will be of interest to students, academics, and policymakers with an interest in all things Taiwan.
Written by an international team of Taiwan experts, the Handbook includes major topics in Taiwanese history, domestic politics, political economy, society, culture, and international relations. Each chapter summarises the major findings in the field and highlights long-term trends, recent observations, and potential future developments in Taiwan, revealing its long journey from a frontier island to a highly industrialised country struggling for international recognition.
Up-to-date, interdisciplinary, and academically rigorous, the Handbook offers the reader an accessible and fascinating insight into contemporary Taiwan and will be of interest to students, academics, and policymakers with an interest in all things Taiwan.
More details
Edition
2nd edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Postgraduate and Undergraduate
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Illustrations
25 s/w Photographien bzw. Rasterbilder, 6 s/w Zeichnungen, 17 s/w Tabellen, 31 s/w Abbildungen
17 Tables, black and white; 6 Line drawings, black and white; 25 Halftones, black and white; 31 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 244 mm
Width: 170 mm
Thickness: 34 mm
Weight
1043 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-032-48618-5 (9781032486185)
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Gunter Schubert
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan
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12/2024
2nd Edition
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Gunter Schubert
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan
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12/2024
2nd Edition
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Gunter Schubert
Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Taiwan
Book
06/2020
1st Edition
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€57.00
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Person
Gunter Schubert is Professor of Greater China Studies at the Department of Chinese Studies at the University of Tuebingen, Germany. He is also the founder and director of the European Research Centre on Contemporary Taiwan (ERCCT), a central unit of the same university.
Content
Part 1: Political history 1. Taiwan in Late Ming and Qing China 2. Taiwan Under Japanese Rule (1895-1945) 3. Retrocession and Authoritarian KMT Rule (1945-1987) 4. Taiwan's Transition to Democracy and Beyond (1986-2024) Part 2: Government and politics 5. Taiwan's Political Parties and Party Systems 6. Party Ideology 7. Elections 8. National Identity 9. Transitional Justice in Postwar Taiwan 10. Politics and the Media Part 3: Political Economy 11. The Developmental State and Taiwan: Origins and adaptation 12. Taiwan and Economic Globalization 13. Taiwan's Mainland Entrepreneurs (Taishang) 14. Taiwan's New Southbound Policy Part 4: Society and culture 15. The Development and Portrayal of Civil Society Organizations in Taiwan (1988-2023) 16. Indigenous Movements and Multicultural Taiwan 17. Taiwan's labor movement 18. Anti-Nuclear Power Movement 19. Taiwan's LGBT+ movement 20. Housing policy and their discontents 21. Immigration: Regulation and Cultural Representation 22. Religion and Politics in Taiwan 23. Modern Taiwan Literature 24. Contemporary Taiwan Cinema 25. Musical Soundscapes in Contemporary Taiwan Part 5: Cross-strait relations 26. Cross-strait Dialogue and Policies 27. Cross-Strait Economic Integration and Disintegration (1992-2023) 28. The China factor in Taiwan: social perceptions Part 6: International relations and security 29. Taiwan's Foreign Policy and International Space 30. Security Policy 31. Taiwan-U.S. Relations 32. Taiwan-Japan Relations? 33. Taiwan-Europe/EU Relations 34. Taiwan's Evolving Policies in Territorial Disputes of the East and South China Seas 35. Taiwan's public diplomacy since 2016