Description: Why Taiwan matters

Main Author:	Rigger, Shelley, 1962-
Format:	Electronic
Language:	English
Published:	Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, [2011]
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 211 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
Subjects:	History. Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- 21st century. Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States. United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan. Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- China. China -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan. Taiwan -- Economic conditions -- 21st century.

Item Description:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index. Taipei 101 -- Building Taiwan -- From farmers to manufacturers -- From 'Free China' to democratic Taiwan -- America is boring at night -- An opportunity full of threats, a threat full of opportunities -- Making peace with China, inside and outside -- The international birdcage -- Why Taiwan matters.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (ix, 211 pages, 10 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-201) and index.
ISBN:	9781442204812 1442204818