Taiwan

From the Publisher: In this newly revised and updated edition of Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?, author John Copper examines Taiwan's geography and history, society and culture, economy, political system, and foreign and security policies in the context of its uncertain political status: wh...

Full description

Permalink: http://skupni.nsk.hr/Record/ffzg.KOHA-OAI-FFZG:245474/TOC
Glavni autor: Copper, John Franklin (-)
Vrsta građe: Knjiga
Jezik: eng
Impresum: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, cop. 2009.
Izdanje: 5th ed
Predmet:
Online pristup: Table of contents only
Sadržaj:
  • Preface
  • Acronyms
  • Map of Taiwan
  • 1: Land And The People
  • Physical setting
  • Climate, soil, and natural resources
  • Population
  • Ethnic groups
  • Culture
  • Transportation and communications
  • Media
  • Tourism
  • Notes
  • 2: History
  • Prehistory and early history
  • Western and Chinese rule
  • Part of the Japanese empire
  • World War II
  • Part of China again
  • Taiwan as the Republic of China
  • Taiwan ruled by Chiang Ching-kuo
  • Taiwan under Lee Teng-hui
  • Chen Shui-bian's Taiwan
  • Notes
  • 3: Society
  • Social structure and order
  • Ethnic issues
  • Languages and religions
  • Early forces of social change
  • Economic development and social change
  • Education
  • Social welfare
  • Other social problems
  • Notes
  • 4: Political System
  • Political culture and tradition
  • Constitution
  • National assembly and the presidency
  • Five-branch government
  • Local government
  • Political parties
  • Elections
  • Ideology, modernization, and the future
  • Notes
  • 5: Economy
  • Economy to 1950
  • Economic recovery and boom: 1950-2000
  • Economic growth strategies
  • Key industries and the Taiwan "economic miracle"
  • Labor force
  • Trade, investment, and energy
  • Model of economic development
  • Economy under Chen Shui-bian
  • Notes
  • 6: Foreign And Military Policies
  • Background
  • Diplomatic decline and partial recovery
  • Domestic affairs and foreign policy
  • Taiwan's national security policy
  • Taiwan and the United States
  • Taiwan and the People's Republic of China
  • Taiwan and the rest of the world
  • Ties with international organizations
  • Notes
  • 7: Future
  • Beginning assumptions
  • External or global variables
  • Internal or domestic variables
  • Alternative futures
  • Summing up
  • Selected bibliography
  • Index.