Taiwan in Transformation, 1895-2005

by Huang, Chun-Chieh; Huang, Junjie

• ISBN13: 9780765803115
• ISBN10: 0765803119
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2006-03-31
• Publisher: Transaction Pub

Summary

The last decade of the 20th century witnessed rapid changes not only in global politics but also in Taiwan’s quests for new identities. The notorious martial law was lifted in July 1987, and long-repressed calls for democratization began to be heard that caught worldwide attention. In tandem with economic transformation, the entire world of thought in Taiwan underwent significant changes. Both economic and ideological restructuring have been basic elements of transformation in postwar Taiwan. However, rapid democratization has opened a Pandora’s box, and stirred a whirlwind of discord. Taiwan in Transformation: 1895-2005 elaborates on the where from and the where to of the Taiwan transformation and attempts to answer such questions as: Is the old Taiwanese work ethic just a relic of the past? Is Taiwan going to become an Armageddon of ideological wars?

Author Biography

Chun-chieh Huang is a professor of history at National Taiwan University.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Acknowledgments	xiii
Prologue	xv
Part One: Retrospect	1	(150)
The Taiwanese Nostalgia for Cultural China (1895--1950)	3	(26)
The Rise and Formation of Cultural Nostalgia, 1895--1945	3	(11)
The Fall and Dissipation of the Nostalgia, 1945--1950	14	(10)
Implications and Lessons	24	(5)
Postwar Taiwan in Historical Perspective	29	(24)
Introduction	29	(2)
The Rise and Fall of Agrarian Culture in Postwar Taiwan	31	(8)
The Prewar Background and Its Problems	39	(7)
The JCRR and Its Role in History	46	(5)
Conclusion	51	(2)
Transformation of Farmers' Social Consciousness (1950--1970)	53	(36)
Introduction	53	(4)
Farmers' Social Consciousness in the Early Period of Retrocession	57	(21)
Farmers' Social Consciousness in the 1970s	78	(7)
Conclusion	85	(4)
Transformation of Confucianism (1950--1980)	89	(38)
The Characteristics	89	(5)
The Approaches	94	(23)
The Propagation	117	(5)
Conclusion	122	(5)
A Contemporary Confucianist's Postwar Taiwan Experience: The Case of Hsu Fu-kuan (1902--1982)	127	(24)
Cultural Impacts on People	128	(11)
Personal Formation of Culture	139	(5)
The Distinctiveness of Chinese Culture	144	(7)
Appendix	146	(5)
Part Two: Prospect	151	(68)
The Development of Taiwanese Consciousness: Retrospect and Prospect	153	(36)
Introduction	153	(1)
Stages of Development of ``Taiwanese Consciousness''	153	(29)
Characteristics of Taiwanese Consciousness	182	(3)
Conclusion	185	(4)
``Mutual Historical Understanding'': The Basis for ``Taiwan- Mainland Relations in the Twenty-First Century	189	(30)
Introduction	189	(1)
The Importance of Historical Understanding	190	(6)
Taiwan's Historicity: The Centripetal-Centrifugal Spirit	196	(16)
Mainland's Historicity: Zealous Nationalism	212	(4)
Historical Understanding: The Hope of the Relationship	216	(3)
Epilogue	219	(12)
Works Cited	231	(18)
Index of Names	249