How Taiwan Became Chinese

Table of Contents

Acknowledgments Preface Reader's Guide

Introduction 1. Taiwan on the Eve of Colonization 2. A Scramble for Influence 3. Pax Hollandica 4. La Isla Hermosa: The Rise of the Spanish Colony in Northern Taiwan 5. The Fall of Spanish Taiwan 6. The Birth of Co-Colonization 7. The Challenges of a Chinese Frontier 8. "The Only Bees on Formosa That Give Honey" 9. Lord and Vassal: Company Rule over the Aborigines 10. The Beginning of the End 11. The Fall of Dutch Taiwan Conclusion

Works Cited Appendix A: Weights, Measures, and Exchange Rates Appendix B: Governors-General, Governors, and Missionaries Appendix C: Income and Outlays in Dutch Taiwan Appendix D: Taiwan in Antique Maps Reference Map of Taiwan Media Index Book Index

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