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.
An analysis of the role of Taiwan's military forces during the 1950s and 1960s in national integration and political socialization, identifying the measures military leaders used to extend their role beyond what is normally considered the purview of the armed forces. Bullard (Senior Fellow, Center for Nonproliferation Studies) draws on a vast academic and military background to highlight the central relationship between threat perception and its rationalization for military involvement in non-military activity, and the degree to which the military extended its activities in Taiwan to target the youth and civilian populations. Includes photographs and appendices citing statistical information and military documents. Paper edition (unseen), $24.95. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.
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
Monte R. Bullard
