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Rebel island : the incredible history of Taiwan / by Jonathan Clements.

Rebel island : the incredible history of Taiwan / by Jonathan Clements.
Rebel island :
Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a 'ball of mud', Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province, merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts. Jonathan Clements examines the unique conditions of Taiwan's archaeology and indigenous history, and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. He examines the traumatic effects of its role as a lifeboat in 1949 for two million refugees from Communism, and the conflicts emerging after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as its people debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule.

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 Adult Non-Fiction   Port Macquarie . On Loan . 28 Jun 2024
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Record Number 698696
ISBN 9781915590275
9781957363745
Author Clements, Jonathan
Title Rebel island : the incredible history of Taiwan / by Jonathan Clements.
Publication details Brunswick, Victoria : Scribe, 2024.
Pagination etc. xviii, 301 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some colour), 1 map, portraits (some colour) ; 25 cm.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary Note Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a 'ball of mud', Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province, merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts. Jonathan Clements examines the unique conditions of Taiwan's archaeology and indigenous history, and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. He examines the traumatic effects of its role as a lifeboat in 1949 for two million refugees from Communism, and the conflicts emerging after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as its people debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule.
Subject Taiwan -- History
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