2nd Edition

Taiwan in Transformation Retrospect and Prospect

By Chun-chieh Huang Copyright 2014
233 Pages
by Routledge

234 Pages
by Routledge

233 Pages
by Routledge

The late twentieth century witnessed rapid changes not only in Taiwan's economy, but also in its identity. Both economic as well as ideological restructuring have been basic elements in the transformation of postwar Taiwan, as rapid democratization opened a Pandora's Box, and stirred a whirlwind of social discord. This volume considers such important questions as whether the old Taiwanese work... Read more
Preface to the First Edition (2004) Preface to the Revised and Expanded Edition (2014) Acknowledgments Prologue b> I Retrospect b>1 The Taiwanese Nostalgia for Cultural China (1895–1950) 2 Postwar Taiwan in Historical Perspective 3 The Transformation of Farmers' Social Consciousness (1950–1970) 4 The Transformation of Confucianism (1950–1980) 67 5 Xu Fuguan: A Contemporary Confucianist's Postwar Taiwan Experience b> II Prospect b>6 Taiwan after Retrocession as Witnessed by the Mainlanders (1945–1949) 7 The Development of Taiwanese Consciousness: Retrospect and Prospect 8 Mutual Historical Understanding: The Basis for Taiwan-Mainland Relations in the Twenty-First Century 9 The Awakening of Individuality in the Cultural Development of Postwar Taiwan: A Twenty-First Century Perspective Epilogue Works Cited Index

Biography

Chun-chieh Huang