Cold War Island: Quemoy on the Front Line

[...]the island's economic development and the people's standard of living were influenced as much by short-term military necessity and the presence of thousands of soldiers as by central government policies. In this context, Jinmen offers a case study of how local communities interact wit...

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Published in:The Journal of Asian studies 2010, Vol.69 (1), p.237-238
Main Author: Phillips, Steven
Format: Review
Language:English
Subjects:
Armed forces
Asian studies
Chiang Kai-shek (1887-1975)
CHINA
Cold War
International relations
Islands
Mao Zedong (1893-1976)
Military bases
Modernization
Political history
Quemoy
Social history
War
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Summary:[...]the island's economic development and the people's standard of living were influenced as much by short-term military necessity and the presence of thousands of soldiers as by central government policies. In this context, Jinmen offers a case study of how local communities interact with large military bases--a phenomenon seen around the world during the Cold War. Szonyi's book reminds us why the island mattered during the 1950s and 1960s, and offers a detailed description of the local impact of Cold War conflict.
ISSN:0021-9118
1752-0401
DOI:10.1017/S0021911809992075