Accidental State: Chiang Kai-Shek, the United States, and the Making of Taiwan

by Hsiao-ting Lin and 林孝庭

The existence of two Chinese states--one controlling mainland China, the other controlling the island of Taiwan--is often understood as a seemingly inevitable outcome of the Chinese civil war. 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. Accidental State challenges this conventional narrative to offer...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0674659813
• ISBN13: 9780674659810
• Release Date: March 2016
• Publisher: Harvard
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.3" x 9.4"