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Book SynopsisTrade Review"
Outcasts of Empire . . . challenges the limits of the international system and state sovereignty, explores interlocking forces of colonialism, historical processes of indigenisation, colonial boundaries, and governance through a detailed narrative history of outcasts at the empire-dynasty’s periphery. . . . It’s a must-read for readers who want to familiarise themselves with contemporary history and indigenous peoples in the Taiwanese context." * International Journal of Taiwan Studies *
"The book is a highly recommended reading not only for researchers in East Asian studies but also scholars with a special interest in interdisciplinary research." * China Journal *
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Outcasts of Empire has inaugurated a most welcome turn to theoretically informed indigenous studies. . . . [and] lays the ground for sophisticated work in and beyond East Asian studies." * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *
Table of ContentsList of Illustrations and Tables
Acknowledgments
Note on Transliteration and Translation
Introduction: Empires and Indigenous Peoples, Global Transformation and the Limits of International Society
PART ONE. THE ANATOMY OF A REBELLION
1. From Wet Diplomacy to Scorched Earth: The Taiwan Expedition, the Guardline, and the Wushe Rebellion
2. The Longue Durée and the Short Circuit: Gender, Language, and Territory in the Making of Indigenous Taiwan
PART TWO. INDIGENOUS MODERNITY
3. Tangled Up in Red: Textiles, Trading Posts, and Ethnic Bifurcation in Taiwan
4. The Geobodies within a Geobody: The Visual Economy of Race Making and Indigeneity
Notes
Glossary
Index
