Shelley Rigger

Why Taiwan Matters (eBook, ePUB)

Small Island, Global Powerhouse

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

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.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury eBooks US
• Seitenzahl: 228
• Erscheinungstermin: 9. Oktober 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781442230026
• Artikelnr.: 39960835

Autorenporträt

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.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1: The World's Tallest Building
Chapter 2: Building Taiwan
Chapter 3: From Farmers to Manufacturers
Chapter 4: From "Free China" to Democratic Taiwan
Chapter 5: "America Is Boring at Night"
Chapter 6: "An Opportunity Full of Threats": Cross-Strait Economic
Interaction
Chapter 7: Making Peace with the China Inside and the China Outside
Chapter 8: The International Birdcage
Chapter 9: Why Taiwan Matters to America and the World
Epilogue
Bibliography