The Soldier and the Citizen - Role of the Military in Taiwan's Development

One critical facet of Taiwan's extraordinary development is conspicuously absent from nearly all studies of its recent history: the role of the military in the nation-building process. In this important study, a soldier-citizen describes the role of the Republic of China's military in the political socialization of Taiwan's citizens during the first two decades after the Nationalists' defeat on the Chinese mainland. The book describes in detail how the military was used by the government to promote patriotic values throughout the society, often going beyond what is considered part of the military-commission. Colonel Bullard coins the term "allegiance warfare" to describe the politically neutral involvement of the military in creating and maintaining nationalistic citizen values throughout the society.

List of contents

List of Figures, Preface, Photographs follow page 130, Chapter 1 - Introduction, Chapter 2 - The Taiwan Environment, Chapter 3 - Allegiance Warfare General Strategy, Chapter 4 - Target Audience-Military Personnel, Chapter 5 - Target Audience-Youth, Chapter 6 - Target Audience-Civilian Populace, Chapter 7 - Conclusions, Appendixes, Selected Bibliography, Index

About the author

Monte R. Bullard

Product details

• Authors: Monte R. Bullard, Bullard Monte R.
• Publisher: Taylor and Francis
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.1996
• EAN: 9781563249785
• ISBN: 978-1-56324-978-5
• No. of pages: 238
• Weight: 453 g
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education; POLITICAL SCIENCE / Security (National & International), Taiwan, Anthropology, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Peace, 20th century history: c 1900 to c 2000, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / General, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Military / Strategy, 20th century, c 1900 to c 1999, Peace studies and conflict resolution, Asian History, Military and defence strategy, Peace studies & conflict resolution, Civil defence