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Record Nr.

UNINA9910797823203321

Autore

Craft Stephen G. <1963->

Titolo

American justice in Taiwan : the 1957 riots and cold war foreign policy / / Stephen G. Craft

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : University Press of Kentucky, , 2016

©2016

ISBN

0-8131-6662-4

0-8131-6636-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (301 p.)

Collana

Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace

Disciplina

343.73/014

Soggetti

Courts-martial and courts of inquiry - United States - History

Trials (Homicide) - Taiwan

Riots - Taiwan - History

United States Armed Forces Taiwan

United States Foreign relations Taiwan

Taiwan Foreign relations United States

Taiwan Politics and government 1945-

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

A shooting on grass mountain -- Islands against the Red tide -- Advice and dissent -- Little America on Taiwan -- A law unto themselves -- A tale of two criminal investigations -- The court-martial of sergeant Robert Reynolds --Justice of a different culture -- Black Friday -- Accusations -- To the Chinese heart of the matter -- Repercusssions -- Defending the American bases of hegemony -- Status Quo.

Sommario/riassunto

On May 23, 1957, US Army Sergeant Robert Reynolds was acquitted of murdering Chinese officer Liu Ziran in Taiwan. Reynolds did not deny shooting Liu but claimed self-defense. Reynolds's acquittal sparked a series of riots across Taiwan. In 'American Justice in Taiwan' author Stephen G. Craft provides the first comprehensive study of the causes and consequences of the Reynolds trial and the ensuing protests.