Wei Yi Cheng: 2 books
Buddhist Nuns in Taiwan and Sri Lanka
A Critique of the Feminist Perspective
Language: English
Release Date: January 24, 2007
Taking a comparative approach, this fieldwork-based study explores the lives and thoughts of Buddhist nuns in present-day Taiwan and Sri Lanka. The author examines the postcolonial background and its influence on the modern situation, as well as surveying the main historical, economic, and social...
Taiwan and the Rise of China
Cross-Strait Relations in the Twenty-first Century
Language: English
Release Date: August 9, 2012
Coincided with China’s economic reform and her rapid ascendance to a great power status, the relations between Taiwan and Chinese mainland since 1979 have also seen some encouraging development. However, the rapprochement is nothing but a smooth ride. Taiwan Strait has always been full of tensions...