Diplomats, Activists, and the Hauntology of American Empire in Martial Law Taiwan
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 6151526 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Derek Sheridan (0000-0001-5100-814X, Institute of Ethnology, Academia Sinica, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 5 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 87-111 |
| Publication date | 2021-08-13 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Journal of Taiwan Studies (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2468-8800 • E-ISSN: 2468-8797 |
| Publisher | Brill (PUBLISHER • NL) |
| DOI | 10.1163/24688800-20211186 |
| OpenAlex | W3195743492 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 17 |
Despite open US support for the Kuomintang ( kmt ) during the martial law period, opposition and pro-independence politics to this day have been haunted by the spectre of the American empire. Imaginings of US power and intentions, however, have often exceeded the actual institutional traces of US presence, both extending and subverting US power. In this article, I explore how imperial conditions during martial law were imagined through the relationships Taiwan dissidents had with two kinds of US expatriates: foreign service officers and civilian anti- kmt activists. While the former were formally bound to the principle of ‘non-interference’ despite local appeals, the latter justified ‘intervention’ as resistance against existing US support of the kmt . Based on a close reading of memoirs and historical surveys by former diplomats and activists, I examine how the micro-politics of the Cold War US presence contributed to spectres of American empire beyond the intentions of its putative planners
Empire · Independence (probability theory · Martial law · Memoir · Military service · Opposition (politics · Political science · Politics · Power (physics · Sociology · War of independence · Chinese history and philosophy · Communism, Protests, Social Movements · Law · Vietnamese History and Culture Studies
Regimes of World Order
At Cross Purposes: U.S.-Taiwan Relations Since 1942
State/Culture
Uncle Sam Said Very Clearly You Are Not a Country”
Strait talk
How to Hide an Empire
American Empire
Transparency and Conspiracy
United States Relations with China with Special Reference to the Period 1944-1949
Accidental State
Refractions Off Empire
Specters of Marx
Waves of Empire
| Unique citing works | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
| Citation span | 2023 - 2025 (3) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 2 |