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This one-volume handbook explores the history of Taiwan, from its prehistory to its Japanese colonization to its tumultuous relationship with China in the 21st century.

This addition to the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series focuses on significant events in the history of Taiwan, from ancient history to the present.



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Table of Contents
Series Foreword Acknowledgments Timeline of Important Events 1 A Pearl in the Pacific Ocean 2 Prehistory and Aboriginal Cultures to 1100 3 Emperors, Immigrants, and Pirates, 1100–1624 4 Formosa: The Dutch Colony, 1624–1662 5 Zheng's Control and the Qing's Administration, 1662–1894 6 Japanese Colonization, 1895–1945 7 From Colonial Rule to Authoritarian Government, 1945–1950 8 Cold War Island: Conflict and Control, 1950–1972 9 Aftershock: Reform and Transformation, 1972–1995 10 Democratization and Independence Movement, 1996–2004 11 Taiwan in the New Century Notable People in the History of Taiwan Bibliographic Essay Index

The History of Taiwan

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      Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
      Published 10/25/2019 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN-13 9781440861253
      978-1440861253
      ISBN-10 1440861250
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      Human geography Asian history Politics and government

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      This one-volume handbook explores the history of Taiwan, from its prehistory to its Japanese colonization to its tumultuous relationship with China in the 21st century.

      This addition to the Greenwood Histories of the Modern Nations series focuses on significant events in the history of Taiwan, from ancient history to the present.



      Trade Review
      Recommended. General readers through faculty. * Choice *

      Table of Contents
      Series Foreword Acknowledgments Timeline of Important Events 1 A Pearl in the Pacific Ocean 2 Prehistory and Aboriginal Cultures to 1100 3 Emperors, Immigrants, and Pirates, 1100–1624 4 Formosa: The Dutch Colony, 1624–1662 5 Zheng's Control and the Qing's Administration, 1662–1894 6 Japanese Colonization, 1895–1945 7 From Colonial Rule to Authoritarian Government, 1945–1950 8 Cold War Island: Conflict and Control, 1950–1972 9 Aftershock: Reform and Transformation, 1972–1995 10 Democratization and Independence Movement, 1996–2004 11 Taiwan in the New Century Notable People in the History of Taiwan Bibliographic Essay Index

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