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Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity

Author : S. Tsai
Publisher : Palgrave MacMillan
ISBN 13 : 9781349532179
Total Pages : 292 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (321 download)

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Download or read book Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity written by S. Tsai and published by Palgrave MacMillan. This book was released on 2005-09 with total page 292 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Taiwan at the Birth of Lee Teng-hui The Japanese Education of a Taiwanese Economist Clenched in the Jaws of War and Massacre: Lee Teng-hui's Sorrowful Years, 1944-1947 The Making of a Scholar Lee Teng-hui's Conversion to Christianity and Kuomintang First Taste of Power Governor and Vice President, 1981-1987 The Presidency of Lee Teng-hui, 1988-1993 Leading Taiwan to Democratic Consolidation Epilogue

Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity

Author : S. Tsai
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 1403977178
Total Pages : 271 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (39 download)

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Download or read book Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity written by S. Tsai and published by Springer. This book was released on 2005-09-02 with total page 271 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book is an account of Taiwan's evolving national consciousness told through the biography of its former President Lee Teng-hui - the central figure in the island's political transformation over the past two decades. In describing the broader historical and social context of the various stages of Lee's life, the book also analyzes Taiwan's own evolution during the past century as a Japanese colony, a Leninist party-state dictatorship, and then an American-inspired fledgling democracy. The book explores such questions as: Is Lee Teng-hui an opportunistic recidivist who is interested only in his own self-preservation, or is he a hero who not only propelled Taiwan into a new era, but also constructed a new national identity for the islanders? Are the multi-ethnic islanders culturally 'Chinese' or are they 'Taiwanese'? Is Taiwan historically and politically part of 'China' or does it have its own history and identity, and deserves international recognition as an independent sovereign country?

Taiwan's Statesman

Author : Richard C. Kagan
Publisher : Naval Institute Press
ISBN 13 : 1612517552
Total Pages : 191 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (125 download)

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Download or read book Taiwan's Statesman written by Richard C. Kagan and published by Naval Institute Press. This book was released on 2014-10-15 with total page 191 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A well-known observer of Taiwan and Asian history and culture provides an insightful biography of Lee Teng Hui, the pro-democracy statesman and former president of the Republic of China. As head of the Taiwanese government from 1988 to 2000, Lee managed, without violence or major civil unrest, to reform the authoritarian state into a constitutional democracy with a multi-party political system. This examination of Lee's success puts to rest the idea that Asian values support only authoritarian regimes and reject human rights and political democracy in favor of economic success and military power. Richard C. Kagan describes in rich detail Lee's struggle to reinvent Taiwan's culture and political system by advocating an independent sovereign nation with universal values of human rights, democracy, freedom, and economic justice. His book offers new insights into the role Lee played in the still volatile Taiwan Strait crisis and how Lee's diplomatic skills used the crisis to break free of the "One China" straitjacket of the Shanghai Communiqué of 1972 while avoiding open warfare with the People's Republic of China. The author argues that Taiwan is a vital part of America's national security interests in Asia and that the loss of Taiwan to Mainland China would seriously damage American economic and military power in Asia. He calls Lee's life a beacon for people looking for new ways to promote democracy and sovereignty and intends this biography of Lee's life to highlight the statesman's significant contributions, until now little known or misunderstood in the United States and Europe.

Taiwanese Identity in the 21st Century

Author : Gunter Schubert
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1136701273
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (367 download)

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Download or read book Taiwanese Identity in the 21st Century written by Gunter Schubert and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2012-01-30 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: As we look to enter the second decade of the 21st century, Taiwan’s quest for identity remains the most contentious issue in the domestic arena of Taiwanese politics. From here, it spills over into the cross-Strait relationship and impacts on regional and global security. Whether Taiwan is a nation state or whether Taiwan has any claim to be a nation-state and how Taiwan should relate to "China" are issues which have long been hotly debated on the island, although it seems that much of this debate is now more focused on finding an adequate strategy to deal with the Beijing government than on the legitimacy of Taiwan’s claim to sovereignty as the Republic of China. The collection of chapters in this book shed light on very different aspects of Taiwan’s current state of identity formation from historical, political, social and economic perspectives, both domestically, and globally. As such it will be invaluable reading for students and scholars of Taiwan studies, politics, history and society, as well as those interested in cross-Strait relations, Chinese politics, and Chinese international relations.

Memories of the Future

Author : Stephane Corcuff
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 1315291320
Total Pages : 312 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)

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Download or read book Memories of the Future written by Stephane Corcuff and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The product of five years of North American Taiwan Studies Conferences, this book carefully analyzes the emergence of national feelings in Taiwan, its historical roots and its contemporary manifestations. It addresses questions central to the looming international issue of Taiwan/China. Part one considers the historical events that help to explain the emergence and development of a separatist, dissident discourse. The second part deals with the current issue of national identity transition in Taiwan. The final part places the national identity debate in a broader perspective by focusing on the larger issues of the maturation of the national identity question.

Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics

Author : Bruce Dickson
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1315290391
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (152 download)

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Book Synopsis Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics by : Bruce Dickson

Download or read book Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics written by Bruce Dickson and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-09-16 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 12 years of Lee Teng-hui's presidency were marked by a series of contrary trends such as progress in the consolidation of Taiwan's democracy, and periodic conflicts with China. This book assesses the complex legacy of Lee Teng-hui by looking at his accomplishments and setbacks.

The Margins of Becoming

Author : Carsten Storm
Publisher : Otto Harrassowitz Verlag
ISBN 13 : 9783447054546
Total Pages : 296 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (545 download)

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Download or read book The Margins of Becoming written by Carsten Storm and published by Otto Harrassowitz Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "... this volume offers work on an array of cultural moments which express the liminal nature of Taiwan's cultural life on the fault-lines of Asia and the West. The chapters offer a snapshot of the limits of what counts as 'Taiwan' and what is becoming Taiwan studies." -- p. 18.

Changing Taiwanese Identities

Author : J. Bruce Jacobs
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1351794930
Total Pages : 223 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (517 download)

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Download or read book Changing Taiwanese Identities written by J. Bruce Jacobs and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-08-03 with total page 223 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The peoples of Taiwan have been influenced by many different cultures and migrations throughout the island’s history. In the 20th and early 21st centuries especially it has been a stage for cultural and ethnic conflict, not least because of the arrival of mainland Chinese fleeing the Chinese Communist Revolution. The subsequent tensions between those who see Taiwan as a natural territory of China and those who would prefer to see it remain independent have brought to the fore questions of what it is to be ‘Taiwanese’. This book addresses the question of how Taiwanese identities have changed after the Taiwanization process which began in the 1990s. It also examines the impact of this process on cross-strait relations between Taiwan and the People's Republic of China after the return of the Kuomintang to power after 2008 and the Sunflower movement in 2014. The various contributors between them cover a range of topics including the waves of migration to Taiwan, changes of political regimes, generational differences and social movements. Taken as a whole, this book presents a nuanced picture of the patchwork of identities which exist in contemporary Taiwan.

National Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Party Identity in Taiwan

Author : Chang-Yen Tsai
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 68 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book National Identity, Ethnic Identity, and Party Identity in Taiwan written by Chang-Yen Tsai and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Is Taiwan Chinese?

Author : Melissa J. Brown
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 9780520927940
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (279 download)

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Download or read book Is Taiwan Chinese? written by Melissa J. Brown and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2004-02-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The "one China" policy officially supported by the People's Republic of China, the United States, and other countries asserts that there is only one China and Taiwan is a part of it. The debate over whether the people of Taiwan are Chinese or independently Taiwanese is, Melissa J. Brown argues, a matter of identity: Han ethnic identity, Chinese national identity, and the relationship of both of these to the new Taiwanese identity forged in the 1990s. In a unique comparison of ethnographic and historical case studies drawn from both Taiwan and China, Brown's book shows how identity is shaped by social experience—not culture and ancestry, as is commonly claimed in political rhetoric.

Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism

Author : Christopher Hughes
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134727550
Total Pages : 205 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Download or read book Taiwan and Chinese Nationalism written by Christopher Hughes and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-04-15 with total page 205 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study examines the problems which will inevitably arise as a result of China's claims on Taiwan, and analyses Taiwan's 'post-nationalist' identity.

Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics

Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781315290416
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (94 download)

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Download or read book Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Taiwanese Identity from Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives

Author : Jens Damm
Publisher : Lit Verlag
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book Taiwanese Identity from Domestic, Regional and Global Perspectives written by Jens Damm and published by Lit Verlag. This book was released on 2007 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The tension between Taiwan's globalization and its ongoing identity formation is clearly visible in the economic, political and societal spheres of the island republic. Against this background, the authors of this volume deal with the following questions: To what extent has Taiwan become part of the Greater China region and - in that sense - a part of "China"? How successful have Taiwan's endeavors been to escape "China", assert its own identity and communicate this to the international community? How does Taiwanese identity connect to its integration within "Greater China" and beyond, that is, to its being part of a gobalized (transnational) world? The varied focus and range of the papers in this volume show that politically, the result of the debate on Taiwan's (national) identity is undecided; economically, however, Taiwan has become part of a Greater China region and cross-Strait integration would thus seem to be inevitable.

Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics

Author : Linda Chao
Publisher : East Gate Book
ISBN 13 : 9780765610645
Total Pages : 300 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book Assessing the Lee Teng-hui Legacy in Taiwan's Politics written by Linda Chao and published by East Gate Book. This book was released on 2002-01-01 with total page 300 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The twelve year's of Lee Teng-hui's presidency were marked by a series of contrary trends: tremendous progress in the consolidation of Taiwain's democracy; deterioration of the Kuomintang's popularity and the spread of black and gold politics (the influence of organized crime and corruption in the political system); a growing role for Taiwan in international affairs; and periodic and often intense conflicts with China. In this book some of the most influential scholars of Taiwan's domestic politics and international relations assess Lee Teng-hui's presidency and his legacy for Taiwan's current leaders and the political system as a whole.

Language Choice and Identity Politics in Taiwan

Author : Jennifer M. Wei
Publisher : Lexington Books
ISBN 13 : 1461633729
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (616 download)

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Download or read book Language Choice and Identity Politics in Taiwan written by Jennifer M. Wei and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2008-04-18 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Jennifer M. Wei argues that construction and perceptions of language and identity parallel sociopolitical transformations, and language and identity crises arise during power transitions. Under these premises, language and identity are never well-defined or well-bounded. Instead, they are best viewed as political symbols subject to manipulation and exploitation during socio-historical upheavals. A choice of language—from phonological shibboleth, Mandarin, or Taiwanese, to choice of official language—cuts to the heart of contested cultural notions of self and other, with profound implications for nationalism, national unity and ethno-linguistic purism. Wei further argues that because of the Chinese Diaspora and Taiwan's connections to China and the United States, arguments and sentiments over language choice and identity have consequences for Taiwan's international and transnational status. They are symbolic acts of imagining Taiwan's past as she looks forward to the future.

Taiwan's Struggle

Author : Shyu-tu Lee
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1442221437
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (422 download)

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Download or read book Taiwan's Struggle written by Shyu-tu Lee and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book explores contemporary Taiwan from the perspective of the Taiwanese themselves. In a unique set of original essays, leading Taiwanese figures consider the country’s history, politics, society, economy, identity, and future prospects. The volume provides a forum for a diversity of local voices, who are rarely heard in the power struggle between China and the United States over Taiwan’s future. Whether it will be absorbed by China, continue in its current limbo as an unrecognized state, or seek outright independence and national sovereignty remains an open question. Reflecting the deep ethnic and political differences that are essential to understanding Taiwan today, this work provides a nuanced introduction to its role in international politics. Contributions by: Andrew C. Chang, Chang Chang-yi David, Pochih Chen, Chen Yi-shen, Chi Guo-chung, Strong C. Chuang, Frank S. T. Hsiao, Jolan Hsieh, Joseph C. C. Kuo, Lee Shiao-feng, Shyu-tu Lee, Lee Teng-hui, Marie Lin, Jay Tsu-yi Loo, Lu Hsiu-lien Annette, Peng Ming-min, George Sung, Michael M. Tsai, Tsay Ting-kuei (Aquia), Tu Kuo-ch’ing, Jack F. Williams, Wong Ming-hsien, Wu Rong-i, Wu Rwei-ren, and C. Eugene Yeh.

Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography Volume 4

Author : Kerry Brown
Publisher : Berkshire Publishing Group
ISBN 13 : 161472900X
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (147 download)

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Download or read book Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography Volume 4 written by Kerry Brown and published by Berkshire Publishing Group. This book was released on 2015-05-01 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography (1979-2015) provides a riveting new way to understand twenty-first-century China and a personal look at the changes that have taken place since the Reform and Opening Up era started in 1979. One hundred key individuals from this period were selected by an international group of experts, and the stories were written by more than 70 authors in 14 countries. The authors map the paths taken by these individuals-some rocky, some meandering, some fateful-and in telling their stories give contemporary Chinese history a human face. The editors have included-with the advice of myriad experts around the world-not only the life stories of politicians and government officials, who play a crucial role in the development of the country, but the stories of cultural figures including, film directors, activists, writers, and entrepreneurs from the mainland China, Hong Kong, and also from Taiwan. The "Greater China" that comes through in this volume has diverse ideas and identities. It is often contradictory, sometimes fractious, and always full of creative human complexity. Some of the lives rendered here are heroic. Some are tragic, and many are inspirational. Some figures come in for trenchant criticism, and others are celebrated with a sense of wonder and awe. Like previous volumes of the Berkshire Dictionary of Chinese Biography, this volume includes a range of appendices, including a pronunciation guide, a bibliography, and a timeline of key events.