Taiwan's Mid-1990s Elections: Taking the Final Step to Democracy

by John F. Copper

An assessment of the recent unprecedented Taiwanese democratic elections, which, despite threats from Beijing, set the stage for genuine democracy in Taiwan. A firsthand account of three crucial elections in the 1990s, two of which were unprecedented: the 1994 election of the first governor of Taiwan and the 1996 presidential election. The latter marked the first direct election of a chief executive in Taiwan or any Chinese nation in 5,000 years...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0275962075
• ISBN13: 9780275962074
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Praeger
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"