Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?

by John F. Copper

Book Overview

In this newly revised and updated edition of Taiwan: Nation-State or Province?, John F. Copper examines Taiwan's geography and history, society and culture, economy, political system, and foreign and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813344220
• ISBN13: 9780813344225
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 275 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.9" x 8.8"

Customer Reviews

Essential reading if you want to understand Taiwan.

Although the book's organization resembles a textbook too much, the information is invaluable. Given that there is a mountain of books available on China it is extremely helpful to read something about the first Chinese democracy. While I enjoyed the book as a whole I was particularly interested in the story of Taiwan's evolution from dictatorship to democracy. This is especially cool because Taiwan is still strengthening its democracy. No other book examines Taiwan in such depth, which is not as great a compliment as it sounds since only a handful of books really examine modern Taiwan.