Nations of the Modern World: Asia

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Copper, John Franklin.
Taiwan: nation-state or province? / John F. Copper.--3rd ed.
p. cm.--(Nations of the modern world: Asia)
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 0-8133-3388-1
1. Taiwan. 2. Taiwan--International status. I. Title.
II. Series.
DS799.C67 1999
951.24'905--dc21 99-26974
CIP

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