Accidental State
Author | : Hsiao-ting Lin |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 348 |
Release | : 2016-03-07 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674969629 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674969626 |
Rating | : 4/5 (29 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Accidental State by : Hsiao-ting Lin
Download or read book Accidental State written by Hsiao-ting Lin and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-03-07 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defeated by Mao Zedong, Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalists fled to Taiwan to establish a rival state, thereby creating the Two Chinas dilemma that vexes international diplomacy to this day. Hsiao-ting Lin challenges this conventional narrative, showing the many ways the ad hoc creation of this not fully sovereign state was accidental and serendipitous.