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Author Craft, Stephen G., 1963- author.

Title American justice in Taiwan : the 1957 riots and cold war foreign policy / Stephen G. Craft
Published Lexington : University Press of Kentucky, [2016]

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Description 1 online resource
Series Studies in Conflict, Diplomacy, and Peace
Studies in conflict, diplomacy, and peace.
Contents A shooting on grass mountain -- Islands against the Red tide -- Advice and dissent -- Little America on Taiwan -- A law unto themselves -- A tale of two criminal investigations -- The court-martial of sergeant Robert Reynolds -- Justice of a different culture -- Black Friday -- Accusations -- To the Chinese heart of the matter -- Repercusssions -- Defending the American bases of hegemony -- Status Quo
Summary On May 23, 1957, US Army Sergeant Robert Reynolds was acquitted of murdering Chinese officer Liu Ziran in Taiwan. Reynolds did not deny shooting Liu but claimed self-defense. Reynolds's acquittal sparked a series of riots across Taiwan. In 'American Justice in Taiwan' author Stephen G. Craft provides the first comprehensive study of the causes and consequences of the Reynolds trial and the ensuing protests
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes English
Print version record
Subject Reynolds, Robert -- Trials, litigation, etc
United States. Uniform Code of Military Justice.
SUBJECT Uniform Code of Military Justice (United States) fast
Subject Courts-martial and courts of inquiry -- United States -- History
Trials (Homicide) -- Taiwan
Riots -- Taiwan -- History
LAW -- Military.
Armed Forces
Courts-martial and courts of inquiry
Diplomatic relations
Politics and government
Riots
Trials (Homicide)
SUBJECT United States -- Armed Forces -- Taiwan
United States -- Foreign relations -- Taiwan
Taiwan -- Foreign relations -- United States
Taiwan -- Politics and government -- 1945- http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85132001
Subject Taiwan
United States
Genre/Form Electronic books
History
Trials, litigation, etc.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 0813166365
9780813166360
9780813166377
0813166373
0813166624
9780813166629