Accidental State

Chiang Kai-shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan

Hsiao-ting Lin

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$42.00 • £33.95 • €38.00

ISBN 9780674659810

Publication Date: 03/14/2016

Short

352 pages

6-1/8 x 9-1/4 inches

17 halftones, 2 maps

World

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Acronyms and Abbreviations
Map: Republican China, 1945
Map: The China Coast and Taiwan, 1945
Introduction
1. Taiwan in the Balance
2. A Troubled Beginning
3. Reformulating U.S. Policy toward Taiwan
4. Chiang Kai-shek in Eclipse
5. Last Gasp on the Mainland
6. Floating State, Divided Strategy
7. U.S. Military and Security Policy Goes Underground
8. The Island Redoubt Reinvigorated
9. Between Mainland and Maritime Strategies
10. The Making of an Island State
Conclusion
Glossary of Names and Terms
Notes
Bibliography
Acknowledgments
Index

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