Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future BOTY_2025 Hiromi Goto

Hiromi Goto

"Riveting and illuminating

often surreal illustrations and sparse prose reveals the many sides of war: where it comes from

accessible concrete poems and bold

the book is full of helpful soup-making advice and information about the health rewards of superfood soups

Why Taiwan Matters: A Short History of a Small Island That Will Dictate Our Future BOTY_2025 Hiromi GotoTaiwan expert Kerry Brown sums up the history of Taiwan and the danger of a Chinese takeover in this succinct and authoritative book. When the bloody Chinese Civil War concluded in 1949, two Chinas were born. Maos Communists won and took Chinas mainland; Chiang Kai sheks Nationalists fled to Taiwan island. Since then, China and Taiwan have drifted into being separate political and cultural entities. Taiwan is now a flourishing democracy and an