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Identity in the Shadow of a Giant : How the Rise of China is Changing Taiwan /

This co-authored book examines the implications of the global ascent of China on cross-Strait relations and the identity of Taiwan as a democratic state, offering insights into policies for peaceful relations and prosperity across the Taiwan Strait.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Gartner, Scott Sigmund, 1963- (Autor), James, Patrick (Autor), Li, Yitan (Autor), Huang, Chin-Hao (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Bristol, UK : Bristol University Press, 2021.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Front Cover
  • Identity in the Shadow of a Giant: How the Rise of China Is China Is
  • Copyright information
  • Dedication
  • Table of contents
  • List of Figures and Tables
  • About the Authors
  • Acknowledgments
  • Preface
  • 1 Identity in the Shadow of a Giant: How the Rise of China Is Changing Taiwan
  • Overview
  • The challenge of cross-Strait relations
  • China's rise and the identity of Taiwan
  • Plan for the book
  • Notes
  • 2 Taiwan in Historical Perspective
  • Overview
  • Early history
  • Japanese rule
  • Nationalist rule
  • The Taiwan economic miracle and Taiwanese identity
  • One country, many problems
  • The Democratic Progressive Party, the People's Republic of China and the United States
  • Summing up the history
  • 3 The Problematique of Taiwanese Identity
  • Overview
  • Early Taiwanese identity
  • The historical imperatives of Taiwanese identity
  • The politics of Taiwanese identity
  • The Middle Kingdom moves up
  • Rising China pressures Taiwanese identity
  • The elemental role of Taiwan for China
  • China, the United States and cross-Strait relations
  • Summing up the state of the art on Taiwanese identity
  • Note
  • 4 Theorizing about Identity, Change in Capabilities and Dyadic Relations: An Approach Based on Analytic Eclecticism and Systemism
  • Overview
  • Paradigmatic views: realism and liberalism
  • Analytic eclecticism and systemism
  • Visualizing causal mechanisms
  • Rising China, Taiwanese identity, cross-Strait relations and United States influence
  • Notes
  • 5 Elite Reflections
  • Overview
  • Characteristics of the interviews
  • Content of the interviews
  • What does identity mean in Taiwan?
  • The 1992 Consensus and Taiwan's evolving identity
  • Deepening business, trade and economic ties
  • The Sunflower Movement of 2014
  • Textbook controversy and colonial legacy
  • China's rise, Taiwanese identity and the United States role
  • Tsai's presidency and cross-Strait relations
  • Analysis and synthesis
  • General characteristics
  • Internal versus external identity forces
  • Summing up
  • 6 Popular Reflections (Survey I)
  • Overview
  • Basic traits of the survey and sample
  • Analysis and synthesis
  • Summing up
  • 7 Factors Influencing Identifying Only as Taiwanese: A Layered Empirical Approach (Survey II)
  • Overview
  • Theory
  • Taiwan National Security Survey Data
  • Dependent variables
  • Layered variables
  • Methods and data analysis
  • Proportional reduction of error
  • Factor layering
  • A layered analytical approach
  • Layering models
  • Diagnostics
  • Political evaluation
  • Analysis and synthesis
  • Summing up
  • 8 A New Vision of Taiwanese Identity, the Rise of China, Cross-Strait Relations and the United States in Northeast Asia
  • Overview
  • A review of what is known so far
  • Elaboration
  • An elaborated vision
  • Future research
  • Final thoughts
  • Note
  • Appendix A: Research Interview Questions, September- October 2015