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CultureShock! Taiwan
Marshall Cavendish International (Asia) Ptd Ltd 2008; US$ 11.17CultureShock! Taiwan is full of helpful advice on what to expect when you settle into the country and how to enjoy your stay in the country. This book shares insights into understanding Taiwanese traditions and values as well as the lifestyles of the Taiwanese and how to relate to them as friends and in business. Learn more about the main motivations... more...
New Thinking about the Taiwan Issue
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00The "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...
Is Taiwan Chinese?
University of California Press 2004; US$ 15.95The "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...
Untying the Knot
Brookings Institution Press 2005; US$ 24.95The relationship between Taiwan and China is a paradox. On the one hand, the two economies are becoming increasingly integrated, but on the other hand, the long-running and changing political dispute between the two governments remains unresolved. more...
Uncharted Strait
Brookings Institution Press 2013; US$ 36.95The future of the Taiwan Strait is more wide open than at any other time in recent decades. Tensions between China and Taiwan have eased since 2008. But the movement toward full rapprochement remains fragile. Whether the two sides of the Strait can sustain and expand a cooperative relationship after years of mutual distrust and fear is still uncertain.... more...
Aborigines of Taiwan
Taylor and Francis 2004; US$ 44.95Based on extensive field research over a period of twenty years, this is the first comprehensive study of the Puyuma people of Taiwan. The Puyuma belong to the Austronesian peoples, which today number less than 370,000. In Taiwan, they are the least known of the aboriginal groups, numbering only 6000, and inhabiting the Southeastern province of Taitung.... more...
The "One China" Dilemma
Palgrave Macmillan 2008; US$ 110.00The new developments across the Taiwan Strait have illuminated the dilemma of the 'One China' policy, which could mislead to inconsistent or even contradictory policies, and result in devastating military confrontation between China and the U.S. and possibly Japan. more...
European Perspectives on Taiwan
Springer 2012; US$ 54.99The initiative and leadership for this edited volume came from the European Institute for Asian Studies (EIAS) based in Brussels. The book discusses questions related to the different European perspectives on Taiwan in various fields, asking, in particular: How has the European Union dealt with the unsolved status of the Republic of China on Taiwan?... more...
China's Rise, Taiwan's Dilemma's and International Peace
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 49.95If 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...









