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
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.
Xiaobing Li, PhD, is professor and chair of the Department of History and Geography and director of the Western Pacific Institute at the University of Central Oklahoma.
Recommended. General readers through faculty.
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