Rigger, Shelley, 1962-

Why Taiwan matters : small island, global powerhouse / Shelley Rigger. - Updated ed. - Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, 2014. - ix, 217 p., [10] p. of plates : ill. ; 23 cm

Includes bibliographical references (p. 205-207) and index.

The world's tallest building -- Building Taiwan -- From farmers to manufacturers -- From "free China" to democratic Taiwan -- "America is boring at night" -- "An opportunity full of threats": cross-strait economic interaction -- Making peace with the China inside and the China outside -- The international birdcage -- Why Taiwan matters to American and the world.

144220480X (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781442204805 (pbk. : alk. paper)

2014412046


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.

DS799.625 / .R54 2014

951.24/905