Taiwan: National Identity and Democratization: National Identity and Democratization

by Alan M. Wachman

Overview

Taiwan has become a democracy despite the inability of its political elite to agree on the national identity of the state. This is a study of the history of democratisation in the light of the national identity problem, based on interviews with leading figures in the KMT and opposition parties.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781315286952
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	09/16/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	288
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Alan M. Wachman is the American Co-Director of the Johns Hopkins University-Nanjing University Center for Chinese and American Studies on the campus of Nanjing University in China. He received both an A.B. in East Asian art history and a Ph.D. in political science from Harvard University and a master’s degree in international relations from The Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy. His research about Taiwan was informed by three years of work and study in Taichung and Taipei.

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 Nationalism and Identity; Chapter 2 Democracy and Democratization; Chapter 3 Conflicting Identities On Taiwan; Chapter 4 The Origins of Taiwanese Identity; Chapter 5 Opposition and the Course of Reform; Chapter 6 The Rhetoric and Symbolism of Politics; Chapter 7 The Politics of Elections; Chapter 8 The Impetus for and Impediments to Democratization; Conclusion;