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Cold War Island - Quemoy on the Front Line (Hardcover)
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Cold War Island - Quemoy on the Front Line (Hardcover)
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During the height of the Cold War in the 1950s the small island of
Quemoy in the Taiwan Strait was the front line in the military
standoff between Chiang Kai-shek's Republic of China and Mao
Zedong's People's Republic. Local society and culture were
dramatically transformed. Michael Szonyi uses oral history,
official documents, and dissident writings to convey the history of
the island during this period. In so doing, he sheds light on the
social and cultural impact of the Cold War on those who lived
through it, as well as on the relationship between China, the
United States and the USSR at this critical moment. By analysing
the effects of Quemoy's distinctive geopolitical situation on the
economy, gender and the family, and citizenship and religion, the
book provides a new perspective on the social history of Cold War
relations, showing how geopolitics can affect individual lives and
communities.
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