| Description |
1 online resource (305 pages) |
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text file |
| Contents |
List of Tables and Figures; Acknowledgements; Note on Romanization; Introduction; 1. How Taiwan Became Democratic; 2. The Japanese and Kuomintang Colonial Regimes; 3. The Lee Teng-hui Presidency to Early 1996; 4. The 1996 Presidential Election and the Taiwan Straits Crisis; 5. Lee Teng-hui as an Elected President and the 2000 PresidentialElection; 6. The Presidency of Chen Shui-bian; 7. The Kuomintang Regains Power; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index. |
| Summary |
Taiwan is only one of four consolidated Asian democracies. Democratizing Taiwan provides the most comprehensive analysis of Taiwan's peaceful democratization including the past authoritarian experience, leadership both within and outside government, popular protest and elections, and constitutional interpretation and amendments. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Democratization -- Taiwan -- History.
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Democratization. |
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Taiwan. |
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History. |
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Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1975-
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Politics and government. |
| Chronological Term |
1975- |
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Political science.
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Political science. |
| Chronological Term |
Since 1975 |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books -- History.
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History.
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Electronic books -- History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Jacobs, J. Bruce. Democratizing Taiwan. Leiden ; Boston : Brill, ©2012 9789004221543 (DLC) 2011048134 (OCoLC)767255982 |
| ISBN |
9789004225909 (electronic book) |
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9004225900 (electronic book) |
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9789004221543 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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9004221549 (hardback ; alkaline paper) |
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