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  • Tanners of Taiwanby Scott Simon

    Westview Press 2005; US$ 32.00

    An ethnography of the leather-tanning industry in Southern Taiwan, Tanners of Taiwan examines what it means to be Chinese. more...

  • Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945by Ping-hui Liao; David Der-Wei Wang

    Columbia University Press 2010; US$ 59.99

    The first study of colonial Taiwan in English, this volume brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars to construct a comprehensive cultural history of Taiwan under Japanese rule. Contributors from the United States, Japan, and Taiwan explore a number of topics through a variety of theoretical, comparative, and postcolonial perspectives,... more...

  • Taiwan Art & Civilisationby Hsiu-Huei Wang

    Parkstone International 2012; US$ 9.95

    Taiwan's specific situation in Asia is the source of its thorn past. Situated in the South East of China, Taiwan was at the crossroads of many maritime routes and squeezed between its neighbors, China and Japan. After centuries of foreign occupation, Taiwan has a unique history. Taiwan, Art and Civilization sheds light on Taiwan's beautiful scenery... more...

  • New Thinking about the Taiwan Issueby Jean-Marc F. Blanchard; Dennis V. Hickey

    Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00

    The "Taiwan question" has long been considered one of the most complicated and explosive issues in global politics. In recent years, however, relations between Taiwan and the Chinese mainland have improved substantially to the surprise of many. In this ground-breaking collection, distinguished contributors from the US, Asia, and Europe seek to go... more...

  • Chinese Charactersby Angilee Shah; Jeffrey Wasserstrom; Pankaj Mishra

    University of California Press 2012; US$ 24.95

    An artist paints landscapes of faraway places that she cannot identify in order to find her place in the global economy. A migrant worker sorts recyclables and thinks deeply about the soul of his country, while a Taoist mystic struggles to keep his traditions alive. An entrepreneur capitalizes on a growing car culture by trying to convince people not... more...

  • New Dynamics in Cross-Taiwan Straits Relations: How far can the rapprochement go?by Weixing Hu

    Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 160.00

    Relations between mainland China and Taiwan have improved markedly in recent years, giving rise to the key question, How far can the current rapprochement go? This book focuses on how mainland China-Taiwan relations are likely to develop in future. It considers economic relations, including the many recent trade agreements, the political sphere, where... more...

  • Taiwan and Chinese Nationalismby Christopher Hughes

    Routledge 1997; US$ 195.00

    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. more...

  • Is Taiwan Chinese?by Melissa J. Brown

    University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95

    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... more...

  • Taiwanby Michael Swaine; James Mulvenon; Kevin Pollpeter

    RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95

    Addressing Taiwan's foreign and defence policymaking, this book asserts that the United States should continue to maintain a public allegiance to the "One China" concept, combined with a posture of public ambiguity regarding the level of the US defence commitment. more...

  • China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peaceby Edward Friedman

    Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95

    If we are to believe the media then a war between China and Taiwan is inevitable. Incorporating interviews, archives and original research, this book examines the troubled relationship between China, Taiwan and the US, bringing Taiwanese views on identity politics to the forefront of the discussion. Centering on the primary issues facing Taiwan,... more...