{"product_id":"taiwan-the-united-states-and-the-hidden-history-of-the-cold-war-in-asia-divided-allies-paperback","title":"Taiwan, the United States, and the Hidden History of the Cold War in Asia: Divided Allies - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHsiao-Ting Lin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book explores the challenges which faced the United States and Taiwanese alliance during the Cold War, addressing a wide range of events and influences of the period between the 1950s and 1970s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTackling seven main topics to outline the fluctuations of the U.S.-Taiwan relationship, this volume highlights the impact of the mainland counteroffensive, the offshore islands, Tibet, Taiwan's secret operations in Asia, Taiwan's Soviet and nuclear gambits, Chinese representation in the United Nations, and the Vietnam War. Utilizing multinational archival research, particularly the newly available materials from Taiwan and the United States, to reevaluate Taiwan's foreign policy during the Cold War, revealing a pragmatic and opportunistic foreign policy disguised in nationalistic rhetoric. Moreover, this study represents a departure from previous scholarship, emphasizing the dictatorial and incompetent nature of the Chinese Nationalist regime, to provide fresh insights into the nature of U.S.-Taiwan relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePresenting a revisionist view of one of the strongest bilateral relationships of the Cold War, this will be an insightful resource for scholars and students of Chinese and East Asia History, Cold War History, Asian Studies, and International Relations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHsiao-ting Lin\u003c\/strong\u003e is a Research Fellow and Curator of the Modern China Collection at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, USA. He has published extensively on modern Chinese and Taiwanese politics, history, and ethnic minorities, including \u003ci\u003eAccidental State: Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan\u003c\/i\u003e (2016); \u003ci\u003eModern China's Ethnic Frontiers: A Journey to the West\u003c\/i\u003e (2011); and \u003ci\u003eTibet and Nationalist China's Frontier: Intrigues and Ethnopolitics, 1928-49\u003c\/i\u003e (2006).\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 242\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.55 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 29, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53377670938931,"sku":"9781032134994","price":104.18,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/O6Z8wP3JkQ9781032134994.webp?v=1781932873","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/taiwan-the-united-states-and-the-hidden-history-of-the-cold-war-in-asia-divided-allies-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}