1st Edition

Taiwan in Transformation 1895-2005 The Challenge of a New Democracy to an Old Civilization

Edited By Chun-chieh Huang Copyright 2006
272 Pages
by Routledge

272 Pages
by Routledge

260 Pages
by Routledge

The last decade of the twentieth century witnessed rapid changes not only in global politics but also in Taiwan's quests for new identities. The notorious martial law was lifted in July 1987, and long-repressed calls for democratization began to be heard that caught worldwide attention. In tandem with economic transformation, the entire world of thought in Taiwan underwent significant changes.... Read more
1: Retrospect; 1: The Taiwanese Nostalgia for Cultural China (1895–1950); 2: Postwar Taiwan in Historical Perspective; 3: Transformation of Farmers’ Social Consciousness (1950–1970); 4: Transformation of Confucianism (1950–1980); 5: A Contemporary Confucianist’s Postwar Taiwan Experience: The Case of Hsu Fu-kuan (1902–1982); 2: Prospect; 6: The Development of Taiwanese Consciousness: Retrospect and Prospect; 7: “Mutual Historical Understanding”: The Basis for Taiwan-Mainland Relations in the Twenty-First Century; Epilogue

Biography

Chun-chieh Huang