In the Shadow of China: Political Development in Taiwan Since 1949

By Steve Tsang

Book Overview

From a military dictatorship in the early 1950s, Taiwan has evolved into a prosperous, stable and increasingly democratic system. This book promotes a better understanding of the dynamism of political development in Taiwan as it emerges from defeat in the civil war in the shadow of China.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9622093418
• ISBN13: 9789622093416
• Release Date: December 1993
• Publisher: Hong Kong University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher