03437nam 22008535 450 991097329160332120240508222952.09786611367954978128136795212813679589781403977175140397717810.1057/9781403977175(CKB)1000000000342669(SSID)ssj0000190902(PQKBManifestationID)11937131(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000190902(PQKBWorkID)10180416(PQKB)11160644(DE-He213)978-1-4039-7717-5(MiAaPQ)EBC307940(Au-PeEL)EBL307940(CaPaEBR)ebr10135378(CaONFJC)MIL136795(OCoLC)312478052(Perlego)3497700(EXLCZ)99100000000034266920151208d2005 u| 0engurnn#008mamaatxtccrLee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity /by S. Tsai1st ed. 2005.New York :Palgrave Macmillan US :Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan,2005.1 online resource (304 p.)Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph9781349532179 1349532177 9781403970565 1403970564 Includes bibliographical references and index.The book is an account of Taiwan's evolving national consciousness told through the biography of its former President Lee Teng-hui - the central figure in the island's political transformation over the past two decades. In describing the broader historical and social context of the various stages of Lee's life, the book also analyzes Taiwan's own evolution during the past century as a Japanese colony, a Leninist party-state dictatorship, and then an American-inspired fledgling democracy. The book explores such questions as: Is Lee Teng-hui an opportunistic recidivist who is interested only in his own self-preservation, or is he a hero who not only propelled Taiwan into a new era, but also constructed a new national identity for the islanders? Are the multi-ethnic islanders culturally 'Chinese' or are they 'Taiwanese'? Is Taiwan historically and politically part of 'China' or does it have its own history and identity, and deserves international recognition as an independent sovereign country?AsiaHistoryAsiaPolitics and governmentPolitical scienceHistory, ModernChinaHistoryAsian HistoryAsian PoliticsPolitical ScienceModern HistoryHistory of ChinaAsiaHistory.AsiaPolitics and government.Political science.History, Modern.ChinaHistory.Asian History.Asian Politics.Political Science.Modern History.History of China.951.24/905/092BTsai Shih-shan Henry1132271MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910973291603321Lee Teng-hui and Taiwan's Quest for Identity4331252UNINA