catielila
@catielila.bsky.social
Co-author of "Revolutionary Taiwan" (Cambria Press, 2024) and author of "Parliament in the British Political Imagination, 1550-1600" (under contract, Manchester University Press). Early modern Britainist by training; now living and teaching in Taipei
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catielila
@catielila.bsky.social
· Dec 3
Celebrating "Revolutionary Taiwan", today the 2nd bestselling Asia book on Bookshop.org 🙂 @mhar4.bsky.social & I tell the story of how a self-consciously TWese nation was built in the unlikeliest geopolitical circumstances, a revolution that remains unrecognized globally bookshop.org/p/books/revo...
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Delighted that our Decolonizing Chinese History Roundtable is now available in Chinese translation as a book! Thanks to the wonderful team at Uli books and for my brilliant co-authors @jimmillward.bsky.social @catielila.bsky.social Taomo Zhou, and James Evans
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November 6, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Delighted that our Decolonizing Chinese History Roundtable is now available in Chinese translation as a book! Thanks to the wonderful team at Uli books and for my brilliant co-authors @jimmillward.bsky.social @catielila.bsky.social Taomo Zhou, and James Evans
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twinning Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order by Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison: www.cambriapress.com/pub.cfm?bid=...
November 4, 2025 at 10:45 AM
twinning Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order by Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison: www.cambriapress.com/pub.cfm?bid=...
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I am honored to have reviewed @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social's book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" for The China Quarterly. I highly recommend this book, and I hope my review convinces you to check it out!
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Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2024. 222 pp. $39.99 (pbk). ISBN 9781638573227 | The China Quarterl...
Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison. Amherst, NY: Cambria Press, 2024. 222 pp. $39.99 (pbk). ISBN 9781638573227
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August 28, 2025 at 9:37 AM
I am honored to have reviewed @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social's book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" for The China Quarterly. I highly recommend this book, and I hope my review convinces you to check it out!
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“There is no single Taiwan story, much as various groups have continually tried to stamp one imprint on its past and future. It is a glorious cacophony.” Michelle T. King reviews two new books on Taiwan’s modern history. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/one-island-many-histories/
August 27, 2025 at 12:50 PM
“There is no single Taiwan story, much as various groups have continually tried to stamp one imprint on its past and future. It is a glorious cacophony.” Michelle T. King reviews two new books on Taiwan’s modern history. https://lareviewofbooks.org/article/one-island-many-histories/
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Another review of the excellent 'Revolutionary Taiwan' @catielila.bsky.social
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How Many Names Gave Taiwan Identity
Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World, by Catherine Lila Chou & Mark Harrison.
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June 29, 2025 at 9:41 AM
Another review of the excellent 'Revolutionary Taiwan' @catielila.bsky.social
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Review of Mark Harrison and Catherine Chou's book 'Revolutionary Taiwan'
"Packed with elegant analogies, deftly illustrated examples, and subtle but clear, compelling arguments, this book is both educational and immensely enjoyable." […]
"Packed with elegant analogies, deftly illustrated examples, and subtle but clear, compelling arguments, this book is both educational and immensely enjoyable." […]
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May 14, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Review of Mark Harrison and Catherine Chou's book 'Revolutionary Taiwan'
"Packed with elegant analogies, deftly illustrated examples, and subtle but clear, compelling arguments, this book is both educational and immensely enjoyable." […]
"Packed with elegant analogies, deftly illustrated examples, and subtle but clear, compelling arguments, this book is both educational and immensely enjoyable." […]
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I look forward to reading this book by two of the most astute observers of Taiwanese history and society.
For anyone interested in truly understanding Taiwan and its people, I would recommend you seek out their writing.
For anyone interested in truly understanding Taiwan and its people, I would recommend you seek out their writing.
Big thanks to @jamesbaron.bsky.social for his review of "Revolutionary Taiwan" in this week's Taipei Times: "Taking an innovative approach to Taiwan’s contradictory status both 'outside & at the center' of the internat'l system, this book is a superb introduction" www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Book review: Revolutionary times: narrating Taiwan with aplomb - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
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May 23, 2025 at 5:29 AM
I look forward to reading this book by two of the most astute observers of Taiwanese history and society.
For anyone interested in truly understanding Taiwan and its people, I would recommend you seek out their writing.
For anyone interested in truly understanding Taiwan and its people, I would recommend you seek out their writing.
Big thanks to @jamesbaron.bsky.social for his review of "Revolutionary Taiwan" in this week's Taipei Times: "Taking an innovative approach to Taiwan’s contradictory status both 'outside & at the center' of the internat'l system, this book is a superb introduction" www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
Book review: Revolutionary times: narrating Taiwan with aplomb - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
May 23, 2025 at 5:13 AM
Big thanks to @jamesbaron.bsky.social for his review of "Revolutionary Taiwan" in this week's Taipei Times: "Taking an innovative approach to Taiwan’s contradictory status both 'outside & at the center' of the internat'l system, this book is a superb introduction" www.taipeitimes.com/News/feat/ar...
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wrote about 里長s and more for this month's newsletter: buttondown.com/telegraham/a...
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Boss of the Block
Wedding photos on the university volleyball court. Friends, The view in the photo above is from the balcony outside my department at National Taiwan...
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May 9, 2025 at 4:27 AM
wrote about 里長s and more for this month's newsletter: buttondown.com/telegraham/a...
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Warmest thanks to @jamesbaron.bsky.social from me and @catielila.bsky.social for this generous review of our book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making nationhood in a changing world order."
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Book review: Revolutionary times: narrating Taiwan with aplomb - Taipei Times
Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan
www.taipeitimes.com
May 15, 2025 at 8:54 AM
Warmest thanks to @jamesbaron.bsky.social from me and @catielila.bsky.social for this generous review of our book "Revolutionary Taiwan: Making nationhood in a changing world order."
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For Broadsides, the blog of the North American Conference on British Studies, I wrote on restarting my academic career in Taiwan, a place that underwent a fierce struggle for democracy & freedom of speech in the 80s & 90s, at a time when both are under threat in the US www.nacbs.org/post/teachin...
April 27, 2025 at 6:42 AM
For Broadsides, the blog of the North American Conference on British Studies, I wrote on restarting my academic career in Taiwan, a place that underwent a fierce struggle for democracy & freedom of speech in the 80s & 90s, at a time when both are under threat in the US www.nacbs.org/post/teachin...
🙏 to @briankerg.bsky.social for having me & @mhar4.bsky.social on @cimsec.bsky.social's podcast to discuss "Revolutionary Taiwan". Why was democratization in Taiwan linked to demilitarization & why does Taiwan need to remilitarize now to protect its democracy? 🎹 to learn! cimsec.org/sea-control-...
April 27, 2025 at 6:35 AM
🙏 to @briankerg.bsky.social for having me & @mhar4.bsky.social on @cimsec.bsky.social's podcast to discuss "Revolutionary Taiwan". Why was democratization in Taiwan linked to demilitarization & why does Taiwan need to remilitarize now to protect its democracy? 🎹 to learn! cimsec.org/sea-control-...
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I had a blast hosting @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social on the #SeaControl podcast at @cimsec.bsky.social to discuss their book, "Revolutionary #Taiwan." Give it a listen! #ReadFightWin
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Sea Control 571: Revolutionary Taiwan with Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison
Sea Control · Episode
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April 23, 2025 at 11:22 AM
I had a blast hosting @catielila.bsky.social and @mhar4.bsky.social on the #SeaControl podcast at @cimsec.bsky.social to discuss their book, "Revolutionary #Taiwan." Give it a listen! #ReadFightWin
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Delighted that @catielila.bsky.social and I had an opportunity to speak to @briankerg.bsky.social for the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control podcast about our book "Revolutionary Taiwan".
Warmest thanks to Brian for the invitation and for his generous questions.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Warmest thanks to Brian for the invitation and for his generous questions.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
April 23, 2025 at 11:22 PM
Delighted that @catielila.bsky.social and I had an opportunity to speak to @briankerg.bsky.social for the @cimsec.bsky.social Sea Control podcast about our book "Revolutionary Taiwan".
Warmest thanks to Brian for the invitation and for his generous questions.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Warmest thanks to Brian for the invitation and for his generous questions.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
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Sea Control 571 - Revolutionary Taiwan with Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison
Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison discuss their book, “Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" and the making of the Taiwanese nation.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison discuss their book, “Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" and the making of the Taiwanese nation.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Sea Control 571: Revolutionary Taiwan with Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison | Center for International Maritime Security
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April 24, 2025 at 8:13 PM
Sea Control 571 - Revolutionary Taiwan with Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison
Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison discuss their book, “Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" and the making of the Taiwanese nation.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
Catherine Lila Chou and Mark Harrison discuss their book, “Revolutionary Taiwan: Making Nationhood in a Changing World Order" and the making of the Taiwanese nation.
cimsec.org/sea-control-...
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The US went from concern that China’s Belt-Road initiative was making gains in Africa, to ceding the world’s fastest-growing continent to China by pulling out the State Dept and cancelling various initiatives.
This from the White House that says the top international priority is outcompeting China.
This from the White House that says the top international priority is outcompeting China.
April 20, 2025 at 11:34 AM
The US went from concern that China’s Belt-Road initiative was making gains in Africa, to ceding the world’s fastest-growing continent to China by pulling out the State Dept and cancelling various initiatives.
This from the White House that says the top international priority is outcompeting China.
This from the White House that says the top international priority is outcompeting China.
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I'm glad to see the University of Illinois stand up for academic freedom and international students in the face of Trump admin attacks. Princeton, Wesleyan, Eastern Michigan, and some other schools are doing similarly.
Much better than the misguided appeasement attempts of Columbia and others.
Much better than the misguided appeasement attempts of Columbia and others.
April 10, 2025 at 4:00 PM
I'm glad to see the University of Illinois stand up for academic freedom and international students in the face of Trump admin attacks. Princeton, Wesleyan, Eastern Michigan, and some other schools are doing similarly.
Much better than the misguided appeasement attempts of Columbia and others.
Much better than the misguided appeasement attempts of Columbia and others.
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Princeton President Chris Eisgruber continues to be such a crucial voice -
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The University President Willing to Fight Trump
Podcast Episode · The Daily · 04/09/2025 · 39m
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April 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Princeton President Chris Eisgruber continues to be such a crucial voice -
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UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
LATEST: At least 45 student visas across the state have been revoked by the Trump administration, California universities report, as numbers grow. A lawsuit has been filed in a Los Angeles federal court against DHS and Kristi Noem www.latimes.com/california/s...
Caught off-guard, California colleges scramble to determine scope of student visa cancellations
More universities are discovering that international student visas were cancelled last week, causing growing concern and confusion at UCLA and other California campuses.
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April 8, 2025 at 1:37 AM
UPDATED: At least 83 students -- at campuses for University of California, California State University and Stanford -- have had their visas revoked as of Monday evening.
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I think it’s important that we place blame on the institutions which led to this moment. It’s not just Trump and the Republican Party—it’s the presidency, the US Senate and the two party system.
If we want to protect against dictatorship, we will need a new political system.
If we want to protect against dictatorship, we will need a new political system.
i think it's worse than this. the Republican Party as an institution has thoroughly discredited itself as either interested in or capable of being trustworthy with respect to basic democratic governance
One man just wiped out $10 trillion in wealth, is destroying centuries-old legal protections, and seems determined to unravel humanity’s greatest public health achievement. In 3 months.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
I don’t know how we get out of this. But if we do, one person can never have that kind of power again.
April 7, 2025 at 1:30 PM
I think it’s important that we place blame on the institutions which led to this moment. It’s not just Trump and the Republican Party—it’s the presidency, the US Senate and the two party system.
If we want to protect against dictatorship, we will need a new political system.
If we want to protect against dictatorship, we will need a new political system.
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This part of the Tufts declaration somehow warms my heart the most: a full-throated defense of Rümeysa Ötürk's op-ed criticizing the Tufts president, signed by the Tufts president! This is how it's supposed to be!
"The University declares that this opinion piece was not in violation of any Tufts policies. Further, no complaints were filed with the University or, to our knowledge, outside of the University about this op-ed."
April 3, 2025 at 1:29 PM
This part of the Tufts declaration somehow warms my heart the most: a full-throated defense of Rümeysa Ötürk's op-ed criticizing the Tufts president, signed by the Tufts president! This is how it's supposed to be!
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I'm reminded of Jamelle Bouie's point about the need for people with ambition at this moment. Eisgruber has the potential to become a historically important figure in higher education, not just at Princeton, but in the U.S. as a whole. Others could, too!
Princeton has announced that it is considering selling approximately $320 million of taxable bonds. The bonds are a way for the University to raise short-term funds. The major credit-rating agencies rate University bonds AAA, the highest level of creditworthiness.
Princeton considers issuing bonds same day as federal government pauses grants
The University announced its consideration to sell approximately $320 million of taxable bonds on Tuesday, following a notification from government agencies about the suspension of research grants.
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April 2, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I'm reminded of Jamelle Bouie's point about the need for people with ambition at this moment. Eisgruber has the potential to become a historically important figure in higher education, not just at Princeton, but in the U.S. as a whole. Others could, too!
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Relatedly: University President Christopher Eisgruber signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government in an interview with Bloomberg after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the University’s research grants.
In Bloomberg interview, Eisgruber signals that Princeton will not make concessions
University President Christopher Eisgruber ’83 signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the U...
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April 2, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Relatedly: University President Christopher Eisgruber signaled that Princeton would not make concessions to the federal government in an interview with Bloomberg after news broke that the Trump administration had suspended dozens of the University’s research grants.
As a birthright citizen and an academic who has worked both in & outside the US, I recognize it as a duty to put my name next to the ideals I believe in, esp when so many non-citizens are being targeted for doing the same. 'A democracy is only as strong as its commitment to intellectual integrity.'
We came together in response to recent attacks on academic freedom and DEI, and now to the deportations. We are focused on making visible how higher ed is fighting back, and on encouraging others to fight. We started with this letter: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education
Speaking Out for Democracy and US Higher Education To add your name to this statement, go to https://bit.ly/DemocracyAndHigherEdSign if you are having trouble signing at the above linked form you can ...
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April 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
As a birthright citizen and an academic who has worked both in & outside the US, I recognize it as a duty to put my name next to the ideals I believe in, esp when so many non-citizens are being targeted for doing the same. 'A democracy is only as strong as its commitment to intellectual integrity.'