Maritime Taiwan: Historical Encounters with the East and the WestM.E. Sharpe |
Contents
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2 Taiwans SeventeenthCentury Rulers | 19 |
3 Trading Networks | 45 |
4 British Footprints on Taiwan | 63 |
5 A Strategic Vantage Point | 87 |
6 Late to the Scene | 105 |
7 The Roots of the Japanese Empire | 128 |
8 Taiwan During World War II | 149 |
9 Postwar Taiwan | 174 |
Notes | 207 |
Glossary of Chinese Japanese and Taiwanese Characters | 235 |
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About the Author | 266 |
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