Intersperses a study of Taiwan's people, lifestyles, and political and social structure with an examination of changing American diplomatic relations with Taiwan and the relationship between Taiwan and Mainland China
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Ralph N. Clough was a Senior Fellow at The Brookings Institution and a Fellow at the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars. He served as Deputy Chief of the U.S. Mission in Taipei and as Director of the Office of Chinese Affairs in the State Department.
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Seller: Chris Fessler, Bookseller, Howell, MI, U.S.A.
tan full cloth hardcover 8vo. (octavo). dustwrapper in protective plastic book jacket cover. yellow highlighted copy in good cond. binding square & tight. covers clean. edges clean. approximately 26 pages with yellow highlighter. dustwrapper in vg cond. minor rubbing & wrinkling at spine top & along rear panel, 2" tear along front flap edge, not price clipped (no price listed). reading or study copy. 26 pages with yellow highlighter, otherwise ok. no library markings, store stamps, stickers, bookplates, no names, no remainder markings. first edition. first printing (same date on title & copyright page, no additional printings indicated). x+264p. appendix. bibliography. index. world history. history of china. ~ "The Taiwan issue," writes John. K. Fairbank, "is the ticking time bomb in U.S.China policy." Now, before time runs out, Ralph N. Clough offers this masterly analysis of the Taiwan dilemma set against the background of the island's history, politics, and economic development. Clough begins by tracing the changing attitude of the United States toward Taiwan ~from disinterest after World War II to deep concern that began with the Korean War and continued until the peace in Vietnam. He then undertakes a thorough description of the island and its people. He discusses Taiwan's political strµcture, the strengths and weaknesses of its society, and the evolving relationship between native Taiwanese and the mainlanders who arrived after 1945. Clough fully examines the complex military situation and the unfinished civil war between the island and the mainland. He discusses, too, the war of diplomacy between the two Chinas, carrying his account into the 1970s and Taiwan's expulsion from the U .N. With insight and understanding, he describes Taiwan's fight for survival as an independent state and its effort to maintain commercial relations, particularly with Japan. The book concludes with a carefully reasoned analysis of Taiwan's role in U.S.~China relations. Clough's prognosis for the future is marred neither by a pessimist's despair over complexity nor by an optimist's blindness to unhappy facts. His book is a model of historical scholarship combined with the insights derived from practical experience and fieldwork. It will be invaluable to all students, scholars, legislators, and businessmen involved in the formulation of a U.S.~China policy. Seller Inventory # 1062401
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