Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Acknowledgments vii
3. Contents xiii
4. List of Illustrations xv
5. Introduction 1
6. PART ONE PIONEERS ON A CHINESE FRONTIER
7. CHAPTER 1. The Solitary Island 15
8. CHAPTER 8. Reasons of State 26
9. CHAPTER 3. Brave New World 38
10. CHAPTER 4. The Pioneer 56
11. CHAPTER 5. A New Beginning 69
12. PART TWO. THE LINS AND THE CRISIS OF THE CHINESE STATE
13. CHAPTER 6. Strongmen 85
14. CHAPTER 7. The Young General 103
15. CHAPTER 8. Testing Time 117
16. CHAPTER 9. The Scapegoat 135
17. CHAPTER 10. The Trying Years 155
18. PART THREE. THE MAKING OF A TAIWANESE GENTRY FAMILY
19. CHAPTER 11. Renewal 179
20. CHAPTER 12. Pillars of the Community 199
21. CHAPTER 13. At Home 214
22. CHAPTER 14. Wealth and Power 232
23. CHAPTER 15. Frontiersmen, Strongmen, Gentlemen 253
24. Notes 277
25. Bibliography 339
26. Glossary 363
27. Index 369