ABSTRACT

This is a comprehensive portrait of Taiwan. It covers the major periods in the development of this small but powerful island province/nation. The work is designed in the style of the multi-volume "Cambridge History of China".

chapter 3|39 pages

Up the Mountains and Out to the Sea

The Expansion of the Fukienese in the Late Ming Period

chapter 4|23 pages

The Seventeenth-Century Transformation

Taiwan Under the Dutch and the Cheng Regime

chapter 6|30 pages

From Landlords to Local Strongmen

The Transformation of Local Elites in Mid-Ch'ing Taiwan, 1780–1862

chapter 8|60 pages

Taiwan Under Japanese Rule, 1895–1945

The Vicissitudes of Colonialism

chapter 9|14 pages

Taiwanese New Literature and the Colonial Context

A Historical Survey

chapter 10|45 pages

Between Assimilation and Independence

Taiwanese Political Aspirations Under Nationalist Chinese Rule, 1945–1948

chapter 15|17 pages

Aboriginal Self-Government

Taiwan's Uncompleted Agenda

chapter 16|60 pages

Political Taiwanization and Pragmatic Diplomacy

The Eras of Chiang Ching-kuo and Lee Teng-hui, 1971–1994

chapter 17|40 pages

Taiwan Enters Troubled Waters

The Elective Presidencies of Lee Teng-hui and Chen Shui-bian

chapter |4 pages

Conclusion

Resonating Themes in Taiwan's History