03013nam 2200685 450 991079782320332120200520144314.00-8131-6662-40-8131-6636-5(CKB)3710000000529275(EBL)4107780(SSID)ssj0001581039(PQKBManifestationID)16259601(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001581039(PQKBWorkID)14798023(PQKB)10712501(StDuBDS)EDZ0001374818(OCoLC)930489455(MdBmJHUP)muse47552(Au-PeEL)EBL4107780(CaPaEBR)ebr11134588(CaONFJC)MIL875787(MiAaPQ)EBC4107780(EXLCZ)99371000000052927520160111h20162016 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrAmerican justice in Taiwan the 1957 riots and cold war foreign policy /Stephen G. CraftLexington, Kentucky :University Press of Kentucky,2016.©20161 online resource (301 p.)Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and PeaceDescription based upon print version of record.0-8131-6635-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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.Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.Courts-martial and courts of inquiryUnited StatesHistoryTrials (Homicide)TaiwanRiotsTaiwanHistoryUnited StatesArmed ForcesTaiwanUnited StatesForeign relationsTaiwanTaiwanForeign relationsUnited StatesTaiwanPolitics and government1945-Courts-martial and courts of inquiryHistory.Trials (Homicide)RiotsHistory.343.73/014Craft Stephen G.1963-1476423MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910797823203321American justice in Taiwan3691072UNINA