The Inside Story of Taiwan's Quiet Revolution From Authoritarianism to Open Democracy / by Soong, James Chu-yul

Table of Contents: “…The Driving Force behind Chiang Ching-kuo's Decision to Democratize Taiwan -- A Goal Kicked in: Lee Teng-hui Becomes Acting Party Chair -- The 13th National Congress of the Kuomintang: A Shift in the Lees' Relations -- Becoming Secretary-General of the Kuomintang -- The 1989 Year-End Elections and the Beginning of My Frenemy Relationship with John Kuan -- A Second Goal Kicked In: The February Political Disputes, from Beginning to End -- The National Affairs Conference -- Hau Pei-tsun Forms a Cabinet -- Factional Fighting within the Kuomintang -- The DPP and the April 17 Protest -- Revision of Article 100 of the Penal Code and the Taiwan Independence Provision -- The DPP Joins the National Unification Council -- The "One Institution, Two Phases" Approach to Constitutional Reform -- The 2nd Legislative Yuan Is Voted in and the Provincial Government Is Frozen Out -- Party Diplomacy -- In Conclusion: Political Integration through Centripetal or Centrifugal Force.…”
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The inside story of Taiwan's quiet revolution : from authoritarianism to open democracy / by Soong, James Chu-yul

Table of Contents: “…The Driving Force behind Chiang Ching-kuo's Decision to Democratize Taiwan -- A Goal Kicked in: Lee Teng-hui Becomes Acting Party Chair -- The 13th National Congress of the Kuomintang: A Shift in the Lees' Relations -- Becoming Secretary-General of the Kuomintang -- The 1989 Year-End Elections and the Beginning of My Delicate Relationship with John Kuan -- A Second Goal Kicked In: The February Political Disputes, from Beginning to End -- The National Affairs Conference -- Hau Pei-tsun Forms a Cabinet -- Factional Fighting within the Kuomintang -- The DPP and the April 17 Protest -- Revision of Article 100 of the Criminal Code and the Taiwan Independence Provision -- The DPP Joins the National Unification Council -- The "One Institution, Two Phases" Approach to Constitutional Reform -- The 2nd Legislative Yuan Is Voted in and the Provincial Government Is Frozen Out -- Party Diplomacy -- In Conclusion: Political Integration through Centripetal or Centrifugal Force.…”
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A Chinese traveler in medieval Korea : Xu Jing's illustrated account of the Xuanhe embassy to Koryo / by Xu, Jing, 1091-1153

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A Chinese traveler in medieval Korea : Xu Jing's illustrated account of the Xuanhe embassy to Koryo / by Xu, Jing, 1091-1153

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The Columbia anthology of Chinese folk and popular literature /

Table of Contents: “…Folk song traditions -- Flower songs from northwestern China -- Kazakh marriage songs of lament and sorrow -- Qing Dynasty mountain songs -- "A smile" -- "A stare" -- "Looking" -- "On fire" (1,2,3) -- "Studying styles" -- "Not flirting" -- "Expressing one's feelings" -- "Without a lover" (1,2) -- "Making excuses" -- "Waiting " (1) -- "Make believe" -- "Secondhand" -- "Waiting" (2) -- "Temptation" (1, 2) -- "Deceiving Mother" -- "Hoodwinking Mother" -- "The torn skirt" -- "Watching the stars" -- "Hoodwinking people" (1, 2, 3, 4) -- "Pregnant" (1, 2, 3, 4, 5) -- "Not pregnant" -- Folk songs from Jiangsu Province -- "Maiden Wu" -- "Yearning for a beloved (until death follows)" -- "At sunset, the Western Mountains gradually turn yellow" -- "If you sing mountain songs, you'll find it easy to court" -- "Rippling water, clear and bright" -- "The peddler" -- "The little cat" -- "He goes east, she goes west" -- "A little stream separates me from my lass" -- "The girl Liu" -- "Playing cards at night" -- "The girl's breasts are white and fresh like milk" -- "Breaking up" -- "If you don't walk the path of true love, you will lose your beloved" -- Cursing song -- "On a worn-out greasy carrying pole" -- "Let us playfully sing mountain songs to ask a question" -- "Fourth Brother and Fifth sister" -- Saltwater songs of Hong Kong -- Songs of the Mindon She People -- "Carrying fish goods on a shoulder pole" -- Field song -- Matchmaking through singing -- Song when meeting someone on the road -- "An apron and a red flower present" -- "Auntie chats with the sedan chair porters" -- "Forever by your side" -- "Hard to marry a plain-looking girl" -- "A grandchild will be born in the future soon enough" -- Mountain songs from Liuzhou, Guangxi (interethnic) -- A Sani ballad -- "Four songs of the seasons" -- Two fold songs of the dong (Gaem) people -- "You were like a tender seedling, My Sweetheart" -- "Song of the cicadas" -- songs of the Tu -- Mountain songs -- "Larinbu and Jiminsu" -- Awulii -- Arilolog -- Xnjalolog -- Qarilolog -- Folk song -- "Six persuasions for people's hearts" --…”

Afterbirth /

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