My fight for a new Taiwan : one woman's journey from prison to power / / Lu Hsiu-lien and Ashley Esarey ; foreword by Jerome A. Cohen

• Autore: Hsiu-lien Lu
• Pubblicazione: Seattle, Washington : , : University of Washington Press, , 2014; ©2014
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (345 pages)
• Disciplina: 951.24905092
• Soggetto topico: Vice-presidents - Taiwan; Human rights movements - Taiwan; Women politicians - Taiwan
• Soggetto geografico: Taiwan Politics and government 2000-; Taiwan Politics and government 1975-
• Persona (resp. second.): EsareyAshley; CohenJerome A.
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Dreams come true -- Taiwanese daughter -- Lifting half the sky -- A moth flying toward flame -- Human rights riot -- Patriotism imprisoned -- In search of destiny -- Knocking at the gate of the UN -- Political trash -- The Glorious Revolution.
• Sommario/riassunto: Lu Hsiu-lien’s journey is the story of Taiwan. Through her successive drives for gender equality, human rights, political reform, Taiwan independence, and, currently, environmental protection, Lu has played a key role in Taiwan’s evolution from dictatorship to democracy. Her impoverished parents twice attempted to give her away for adoption, and as an adult, she survived cancer and imprisonment, later achieving success as an elected politician—the first self-made woman to serve with such prominence in Asia.
• Titolo autorizzato: My fight for a new Taiwan
• ISBN: 0-295-80505-6
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910789286403321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II