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'Why Taiwan Matters': A Book Review

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August 14, 2011January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 3 Comments Aboriginal languages, Free China, hokkien, Japanese in Taiwan, KMT in Taiwan, Koxinga 國姓爺, linguistic rectification campaigns, linguistics, Qing history in Taiwan, Taiwan consciousness, Taiwan history, taiwanese language

By Owain Mckimm, Special to The Wild East Why Taiwan Matters: Small Island, Global Powerhouse. Shelly Rigger Rowman & Littlefield Publishers (29 April 2011) ISBN: 978-1442204799 Pages 232 (Hardcover) Why Taiwan Matters is a strange title for a book. No one would write a book called Why America Matters, because

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