The Kaohsiung Incident in Taiwan and Memoirs of a Foreign Big Beard - Paperback

by J. Bruce Jacobs (Author)

The Kaohsiung Incident contributed importantly to Taiwan's ultimate democratization. The simultaneous murder of the mother and twin daughters of a key defendant shocked Taiwan and the world. Part 2 is the author's memoir of three months in police protection.

Author Biography

J. Bruce Jacobs, Ph.D (1975, Columbia University) is Emeritus Professor of Asian Languages and Studies at Monash University in Melbourne, Australia. He has published many books, research articles and book chapters as well as newspaper columns on Taiwan and China.