| The Kuomintang and the Democratization of Taiwan Contributor(s): Hood, Steven J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0367293412 ISBN-13: 9780367293413 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $152.00 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Political Process - Political Parties - Political Science | International Relations - General - Political Science | World - Asian |
| Dewey: 324.251 |
| Physical Information: 200 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Is the Kuomintang - the nationalist party of China - the villain it is sometimes portrayed to be? Or is it the embodiment of the political and moral good that partisans have claimed it to be? The party has managed a feat of economic modernization in Taiwan and has become a proponent of democracy, yet its reputation has been marred by brutal acts of repression and ineptitude. Focusing on the role of Kuomintang party elites in the democratization process in Taiwan, this book considers the Kuomintang's evolution from a Leninist state party to a fractious one in a competitive political system. |
