Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization
John W. Garver
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Description for Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization
paperback. Taiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-US military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of US naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book explores the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation, analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis. Num Pages: 200 pages, Illustrations, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1FPC; 1KBB; JPS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 235 x 159 x 14. Weight in Grams: 318.
Taiwan's first presidential election, in 1996, sparked a Sino-U.S. military showdown that resulted in the biggest show of U.S. naval force in East Asia since the Vietnam War. This book is the first to explore the origins and triangular dynamics of that historic confrontation. Analyzing the key decisions and misperceptions that led to the Taiwan Strait crisis, Garver warns that it may usher in a more confrontational era of Sino-U.S. relations.
China is already emerging as an economic powerhouse and fears of its becoming an expansionist military power have grown in recent years as China has rapidly built up ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Publisher
University of Washington Press United States
Number of pages
200
Condition
New
Number of Pages
200
Place of Publication
Seattle, United States
ISBN
9780295976174
SKU
V9780295976174
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About John W. Garver
John W. Garver is professor of international affairs at the Georgia Institute of Technology. His previous books include Foreign Relations of the People's Republic of China and China's Decision for Rapprochement with the United States.
Reviews for Face Off: China, the United States, and Taiwan's Democratization
"Analytically organized, ably argued and well documented, and very readable."
Book Reviews-China
"An excellent in-depth analysis of the 1996 crisis. . . . Garver also raises thought-provoking policy issues with regard to China and Taiwan, challenging American policy makers to define U.S. policy interests in Taiwan clearly and think through the problem of how to cope with a ... Read more
Book Reviews-China
"An excellent in-depth analysis of the 1996 crisis. . . . Garver also raises thought-provoking policy issues with regard to China and Taiwan, challenging American policy makers to define U.S. policy interests in Taiwan clearly and think through the problem of how to cope with a ... Read more