{"product_id":"revolutionary-taiwan-making-nationhood-in-a-changing-world-order-paperback","title":"Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order - 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\u003eCatherine Lila Chou\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMark Harrison\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is in the \u003cstrong\u003eCambria Sinophone World Series\u003c\/strong\u003e, headed by Victor H. Mair (University of Pennsylvania).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the early 1990s, the people of Taiwan gained the right to vote for their executive and legislature. In building a democratic society, they transformed how they saw themselves and their homeland. The outcome of democratization was nothing less than revolutionary, producing a new, de facto nation and people that can be justly called \"Taiwanese.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eYet this revolution remains unfinished and incomplete. In an era of increasing US-China rivalry, the People's Republic of China (PRC) claims sovereignty over Taiwan and insists that \"reunification\" is the historic mission of all peoples on both sides of the Taiwan Strait. The PRC threatens war with and over the island, inviting a crisis that would engulf the region and beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCommon ideas about Taiwan-that it \"split with China in 1949\" or \"sees itself as the true China\"-fail to explain why the Taiwanese withstand pressure from the PRC to relinquish their democratic self-governance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Taiwan sheds light on this. Each chapter shows how democratization in Taiwan constituted a revolution, changing not just the form of government but also how Taiwanese people conceptualized the island, coming to see it a complete nation unto itself. At the same time, however, Beijing has blocked the \"normal\" endpoint of this revolution: an open declaration of statehood and welcome into the global community.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRevolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order brings the Taiwan story to a general audience. It will appeal to students and readers interested in international relations, contemporary geopolitics, and East Asian Studies. Informed by years of academic research and life in Taiwan, this book provides an entry point to a remarkable place and people.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 222\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.47 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 03, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52633914802483,"sku":"9781638573227","price":64.58,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/4RgOyYKurC9781638573227.webp?v=1762235597","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/revolutionary-taiwan-making-nationhood-in-a-changing-world-order-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}