Contemporary Taiwan

More than a Flashpoint
1. Auflage 2025
ISBN: 978-1-032-80485-9
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Buch, Englisch, 162 Seiten, Format (B × H): 156 mm x 234 mm, Gewicht: 453 g

Reihe: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series

This new textbook presents an excellent introduction to the most important aspects of contemporary Taiwanese society, politics, economy, and international relations in a comprehensive and reader-friendly way.

Illustrating that Taiwan is more than just a military hot spot – also as a vibrant democracy, a beacon of human rights, a technological leader, and an economic hub – each chapter poses a fundamental question, including:

- How did the island develop?

- How did Taiwan become a democracy?

- How does it combine tradition and modernity?

- What human rights problems does Taiwan encounter?

- How did Taiwan become an Asian Tiger?

- How does it live with its neighbours?

- How does diplomacy work when you're not internationally recognized?

Contemporary Taiwan is an excellent resource for students of Taiwan Studies, international relations, political science, and global studies, as well as think tanks, consultants, and journalists seeking critical and balanced background information on contemporary Taiwan.

Zielgruppe

Postgraduate and Undergraduate Core

Autoren/Hrsg.

Rejtova Yang, Eunika

Kironska, Kristina

Rejtová Yang, Eunika

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Politikwissenschaft Allgemein Politische Studien zu einzelnen Ländern und Gebieten
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Asiatische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Historische & Regionale Volkskunde

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction. What should everybody know about Taiwan? 1. Historical Legacy: How did Taiwan become Taiwan? 2. Domestic Politics: How did Taiwan become a democracy? 3. Society: How does Taiwan blend tradition and modernity? 4. Human Rights: What are the roadblocks in an otherwise progressive path? 5. Economy and Technologies: How did Taiwan become an 'Asian Tiger'? 6. Cross-Strait Ties: What it is like to live with a dangerous neighbor? 7. The International Status of Taiwan: How does a scarcely recognized country conduct diplomacy?

Über Autor(innen)

Kristina Kironska is an Assistant Professor at Palacký University Olomouc, Czech Republic and co-director at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS).

Eunika Rejtová Yang is a research fellow at the Central European Institute of Asian Studies (CEIAS).