"Most colonies became independent countries after the end of World War II, while few of them became modernized even after decades of their independence. Taiwan is one of the few to become a modern state with remarkable achievements in its economic, socio-cultural, and political development. In...

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Weitere Verfasser:	Chow, Peter C. Y. (HerausgeberIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Cheltenham, UK ; Northampton, MA Edward Elgar Publishing Limited [2022]
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 1921-2021 Taiwan Taiwan / History / 20th century Taiwan / History / 21st century Taiwan / Economic conditions / 20th century Taiwan / Economic conditions / 21st century Taiwan / Politics and government / 20th century Taiwan / Politics and government / 21st century Taiwan / Social conditions / 20th century Taiwan / Social conditions / 21st century Economic history Politics and government Social conditions 1900-2099 History Aufsatzsammlung
Zusammenfassung:	"Most colonies became independent countries after the end of World War II, while few of them became modernized even after decades of their independence. Taiwan is one of the few to become a modern state with remarkable achievements in its economic, socio-cultural, and political development. In 1921, Taiwanese intellectuals initiated a Petition Movement for the Establishment of a Taiwanese Parliament under the colonial government. Leaders of the enlightenment also established the Taiwan Cultural Association (TCA) on October 17, 1921. These two movements led to a series of socio-cultural, political, and economic developments during the past century. This book addresses the path and trajectory of the emergence of Taiwan from a colony to a modern state in the past century. It contains four major sections on identity and political developments and explores international relations, economic development. educational and societal development, and culture and literature development. This thorough exploration will prove invaluable to graduate and undergraduate students in Taiwan history, literature, and the cultural and political economy of development as well as students studying East Asia. It offers the same wealth of information to researchers and practitioners in Taiwan-China-US trilateral relations and in cultural anthropology and practices in East Asia politics and business"--
Beschreibung:	xxii, 376 Seiten Illustrationen 25 cm
ISBN:	9781800880153