Sulmaan Wasif Khan
The Struggle for Taiwan: A History
The Struggle for Taiwan: A History
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The Struggle for Taiwan is a balanced and convincing account of the events that have left Taiwan as a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war. With deepening democratization, Taiwan further goads Beijing, remaining functionally independent from China even as Xi Jinping clamors for unification. This invaluable book allows readers to understand the complex story of this unique place and its role in international relations.
Format: Hardback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 14 May 2024
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Excellent and timely work by Khans book suggests that military conflict is not inevitable and that calm heads, open communication, and the spirit of compromise could yet save us from a third world war.
- Neal E. Robbins, Literary Review
Deeply researched and fascinating, The Guardian praised the book for its gripping account of the past and future of Taiwan.
In the overwhelming chaos across Asia at the end of the Second World War, one relatively minor issue was the future of the Japanese colony of Taiwan, a large island some one hundred miles off the coast of Fujian. Handed to the Kuomintang-ruled Republic of China, in 1949, it suddenly became the focus of global attention as a random cross-section of defeated Nationalists, including President Chiang Kai-shek, fled there from Mao's triumphant Communist forces.
The Struggle for Taiwan is a balanced and convincing account of the sequence of events that has left Taiwan for generations as a political anomaly, with issues around its status and future continuing to threaten war. With deepening democratization, Taiwan further goads Beijing, remaining functionally independent from China even as Xi Jinping clamours for unification.
This invaluable book allows readers to understand the complex story of this unique place and its role in international relations. With its striking economic dynamism and commitment to democracy, can Taiwan continue - as Hong Kong once did - to thrive, or will China conquer it? And will the world be able to maintain peace across the Taiwan Strait or will it stumble into war?
Weight: 538g
Dimension: 240 x 165 x 30 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780241674857
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