The soldier and the citizen
Subtitle: the role of the military in Taiwan's development
By: Monte R. Bullard.
Series: Taiwan in the modern world
Publisher: M.E. Sharpe
Published: 1997
Place of publication: Armonk, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 223
Subjects: Civil-military relations -- Taiwan.; Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945-; Taiwan -- Armed Forces -- Political activity.
Other titles: Role of the military in Taiwan's development.
Description: 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.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
"An East gate book."