The Trouble with Taiwan - History, the United States and a Rising China
Author(s): Kerry Brown; Kalley Wu Tzu Hui
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.
Product Information
General Fields
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- : Bloomsbury Academic & Professional
- : Zed Books
- : 0.348359
- : 26 August 2021
- : .8 Inches X 6.66 Inches X 8.53 Inches
- : books
Special Fields
- : Kerry Brown; Kalley Wu Tzu Hui
- : Paperback
- : English
- : 327.51249
- : 272