Contemporary Taiwan

The most comprehensive and up-to-date study presently available of the dynamic island republic of Taiwan. Drawing on a broad range of documentary sources and on-site research, a group of writers including many of the world's leading specialists on Taiwanese affairs provide in-depth and expert analysis.

Contemporary Taiwan is the most comprehensive and up-to-date study of the dynamic island republic available. Drawing on a broad range of documentary sources and on-site research, many of the world's leading specialists on Taiwanese affairs provide in-depth and expert analysis. This unique volume covers many aspects of Taiwan on the eve of the twenty-first century: the transition to and institutionalization of democracy; the domestic economy and foreign trade; social and cultural developments; science and technology; the environment; foreign relations and international status; relations with China; the history of the Republic of China; and Taiwan's modernization in comparative perspective.

David Shambaugh: Exploring the Complexities of Contemporary Taiwan; Ralph N.Clough: The Enduring Influence of the Republic of China on Taiwan Today; Ramon H. Myers: A New Chinese Civilization: The Evolution of the Republic of China on Taiwan; Thomas B. Gold: Taiwan Society at the Fin de Si`ecle; Tu Weiming: Cultural Identity and the Politics of Recognition in Contemporary Taiwa; Hung-mao Tien and Yun-han Chu: Building Democracy in Taiwan; Christopher Howe: The Taiwan Economy: The Transition to Maturity and the Politcal Economy of its Changing International Status; Denis Fred Simon: Charting Taiwan's Technological Future: The Impact of Globalization and Regionalization; Richard Louis Edmonds: Taiwan's Environment Today; Jean-Pierre Cabestan: Taiwan's Mainland Policy: Normalization, Yes; Reunification, Later; David Shambaugh: Taiwans's Security: Maintaining Deterrence amid Political Accountability; Michael Yahuda: The International Standing of the Republic of China on Taiwan; Thomas W. Robinson: America in Taiwan's Post Cold War Foreign Relations