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Discipline and Development: Middle Classes and Prosperity in East Asia and Latin America

March 25, 2015

Revealing that the key to successful economic development in late industrializers rests in the state’s capacity to discipline capitalists, this study sheds light on why certain countries (South Korea and Taiwan) have the capacity to discipline capitalists, while others (Mexico and Argentina) find themselves at the receiving end of industrialists’ political and economic power. Closer […]
Taiwan’s Democracy: Economic and Political Challenges (Routledge Research on Taiwan Series)

March 25, 2015

Taiwan’s rapid industrialization during the 1960s and 1970s, combined with the democratic revolution that began with the lifting of martial law in 1987 were of deep historic importance. Over the next decade Taiwan’s “political miracle” matched its earlier “economic miracle” creating a vibrant liberal democracy complete with freedom of speech, association and assembly, rule of […]
A Borrowed Place: The History of Hong Kong

March 25, 2015

A sweeping history of Hong Kong, Britain’s last colony, documents court intrigues of London and Peking, the heyday of the British Empire, economic development, its role as a refuge from mainland Chinese communism, and the 1997 return to Chinese sovereignty. Sale Price:$7.99 1568360029
City at the End of Time: Poems by Leung Ping-Kwan (Echoes: Classics of Hong Kong Culture and History)

March 25, 2015

Written by Leung Ping-kwan in the 1980s and 1990s, this volume of poetry evokes the complexity of Hong Kong city life in the critical moments preceding the 1997 handover. The poet muses upon the problems of cultural identity and the passing of time, and explores the relationship between poetry and other genres and media within […]
Taiwan: Nation-state Or Province? (Westview Profiles/Nations of Contemporary Asia)

March 25, 2015

Taiwan has few resources, has three times the population density of Japan and exports an incredible 50% of its gross national product, yet despite favourable economic trends and political stability, its future is uncertain. The author explains why, and offers an analysis of Taiwan’s status in the international political community, in the light of the […]
Will Taiwan Break Away: The Rise of Taiwanese Nationalism

March 25, 2015

The March 2000 elections in Taiwan returned a pro-independence candidate. This marks a turning point in Taiwanese politics, as well as bilateral relations across the strait. The Taiwan issue is very difficult to resolve for it straddles three centuries. Separatism originated in the 19th century, intensified in the 20th century, and is likely to explode […]
Being Eurasian: Memories Across Racial Divides

March 25, 2015

This book is a description and analysis of the lives of three famous Hong Kong Eurasian memoirists, Joyce Symons, Irene Cheng and Jean Gittins, and explores their very different ways of constructing and looking at their own ethnic identity. Sale Price:$21.21 9622096719
Hong Kong

March 25, 2015

In its last days under British rule, the Crown Colony of Hong Kong is the world’s most exciting city, at once fascinating and exasperating, a tangle of contradictions. It is a dazzling amalgam of conspicuous consumption and primitive poverty, the most architecturally incongruous yet undeniably beautiful urban panorama of all. World-renowned travel writer Jan Morris […]
A Short History of Taiwan: The Case for Independence

March 25, 2015

This concise account of Taiwan’s history makes a cogent, compelling argument for the right of the Taiwanese people to declare their nation independent, if they so choose. Davison’s bold stand—unprecedented from a Western author—challenges the one China notion advanced in the Shanghai Communique of 1972 and states unequivocally that, should independence be proclaimed, it could […]
Taiwan: Studies In Chinese Local History

March 25, 2015

No description available. Sale Price:$19.95 0231033761

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