Why Taiwan Matters

Small Island, Global Powerhouse

AvShelley Rigger

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Written by a leading expert on Taiwan, Why Taiwan Matters offers a comprehensive and engaging introduction to a country that exercises a role in the world far greater than its tiny size would indicate. Shelley Rigger explains how Taiwan became such a key global player, highlighting economic and political breakthroughs so impressive they have been called "miracles." She links these accomplishments to Taiwan's determined society, vibrant culture, and unique history. Drawing on arts, economics, politics, and international relations, Rigger explores Taiwan's importance to China, the United States, and the world. Considering where Taiwan may be headed in its wary standoff with China, she traces how the focus of Taiwan's domestic politics has shifted to a Taiwan-centered strategy. All readers interested in Asia and international affairs, as well as travelers to the region, will find this an accessible and entertaining overview, replete with human interest stories and colorful examples of daily life in Taiwan.

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Utgivningsdatum:2013-10-09
Mått:154 x 230 x 18 mm
Vikt:372 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:228
Förlag:Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
ISBN:9781442204805

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A leading authority on Taiwan, Shelley Rigger is Brown Professor of Political Science at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned a PhD in government from Harvard University and has been studying and visiting Taiwan for nearly four decades. She has been a visiting researcher at National Chengchi University in Taipei and a visiting professor at Fudan University in Shanghai. Her books include Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse, and she consults for the US government on East Asian national security issues.

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Many books have recounted Taiwan's economic and political 'miracles,' and readers may wonder why they should be interested in another. Rigger gives two answers: Taiwan is inherently of interest because of its rapid economic growth and democratization, and its vibrant society and cultures; and Taiwan matters because of the island's high-tech global economic role and the strategic security niche it occupies in the western Pacific. Rigger's account is comprehensive and detailed for the last two decades in which she's done research there. She attempts balance, and that is never easy in an area that has been a global hotspot for 62 years. The portrayal is engaging, well written, and sympathetic to the Taiwanese without being cloying. Moreover, it is provocative. For example, Rigger argues that the increased economic interdependence of Taiwan and China 'exposes just how different the two sides have become over the past sixty years.' Both general readers and specialists will enjoy this volume. Summing Up: Recommended. All readership levels.

Innehållsförteckning

Chapter 1: The World's Tallest BuildingChapter 2: Building TaiwanChapter 3: From Farmers to ManufacturersChapter 4: From "Free China" to Democratic TaiwanChapter 5: "America Is Boring at Night"Chapter 6: "An Opportunity Full of Threats": Cross-Strait Economic InteractionChapter 7: Making Peace with the China Inside and the China OutsideChapter 8: The International BirdcageChapter 9: Why Taiwan Matters to America and the WorldEpilogueBibliography