Epilogue
Epilogue
The Epilogue reflects on the book’s central theme of the political contention over historical memory and suggests that, in some ways, the wrangling over history between the KMT and DPP has softened in recent years. Indeed, the two political camps have seen a gradual merging of their views on, for example, human rights, multiculturalism, and cosmopolitanism. Still, party politics being what it is, the epilogue envisions contestation over historical memory to continue in Taiwan. Taiwan, a small island nation in a state of diplomatic limbo, outstrips its political insignificance and exemplifies why historical memory matters so much in a world that, despite the rise of globalization and transnational forces, continues to be defined by nation-states and the political parties that govern them.
Keywords: contestation, KMT/DPP commonalities, Importance of historical memory
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