{"product_id":"dangerous-strait-9780231135641","title":"Dangerous Strait","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFeatures essays by scholars and practitioners in the arena of US-Taiwan-Chinese relations. This book clarifies historical developments, examines myths about past and present policies, and assesses issues facing policymakers. It examines a variety of issues, including the movement for independence and its place in Taiwanese domestic politics.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDangerous Strait is an outstanding book, uniquely authoritative and uniquely sober and careful in all its assertions. -- Bradley Winterton Taipei Times The contributors successfully explain the historical evolution of the cross-strait situation and provide solid analysis of the complex relations. -- Lucian W. Pye Foreign Affairs This is a very good and useful book. -- Jean-Pierre Cabestan China Quarterly This book contains a wealth of information and timely studies... [and] is to be commended. -- Mei-Chin Lee Pacific Affairs Tucker's Dangerous Strait analyzes both cross-strait relations and U.S. policy toward the Taiwan issue, providing essential context and thoughts on how to avert disaster. -- Warren I. Cohen National Interest Dangerous Strait brings together an invaluable collection of authoritative and incisive contributions by leading academic authorities. -- Rod Wye Asian Affairs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAcknowledgments Contributors List of Abbreviations 1: Dangerous Strait: Introduction, by Nancy Bernkopf Tucker 2 The Unfinished Business of Taiwan's Democratization, by Shelley Rigger 3: Building a Taiwanese Republic: The Independence Movement, 1945-Present, by Steven Phillips 4: Lee Teng-hui and \"Separatism,\" by Richard Bush 5: China-Taiwan Economic Linkage: Between Insulation and Superconductivity, by T. J. Cheng 6: Taiwan's Defense Reforms and Military Modernization Program: Objectives, Achievements, and Obstacles, by Michael D. Swaine 7: U.S.-Taiwan Security Cooperation: Enhancing an Unofficial Relationship, by Michael S. Chase 8: Strategic Ambiguity or Strategic Clarity?, by Nancy Bernkopf Tucker Notes Index","brand":"Columbia University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400220713303,"sku":"9780231135641","price":82.8,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780231135641.jpg?v=1730470101","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/dangerous-strait-9780231135641","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}