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At Cross Purposes

At Cross Purposes

Richard C. Bush

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Editorial:
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Año de edición:
2004
Materia
Estudios étnicos
ISBN:
9780765613738
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Written by the former chairman and managing director of the American Institute in Taiwan (the de facto American embassy), this book sheds new light on key topics in the history of US-Taiwan relations.

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