Colonisation and Settlement of Taiwan, 16841945 - Land Tenure, Law and Qing and Japanese Policies

This book contrasts two different colonial administrations - the Chinese Qing Empire, then, from 1895, the Japanese. Based on extensive original research, the book provides important insights into colonisation, different legal traditions and the impact of colonial settlement on indigenous peoples.

List of contents

Introduction. 1. Land Settlement: Progression and Pattern. 2. Settlement Polices: Reluctant Expansion. 3. Aboriginal Land: Recognition and Protection. 4. Chinese Practice: Transforming Aboriginal Land Tenure. 5. Aborigines’ Efforts: A Losing Battle. 6. Japanese Colonisation: New Tenure under the Modern Law. Conclusion: Land Tenure, Colonisation, and Legal Tradition

About the author

Dr Ruiping Ye is a lecturer in law at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.

Summary

This book contrasts two different colonial administrations – the Chinese Qing Empire, then, from 1895, the Japanese. Based on extensive original research, the book provides important insights into colonisation, different legal traditions and the impact of colonial settlement on indigenous peoples.

Product details

• Authors: Ruiping Ye
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.08.2018
• EAN: 9780815394716
• ISBN: 978-0-8153-9471-6
• No. of pages: 252
• Series: Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia; Routledge Studies in the Modern History of Asia
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law; Japan, HISTORY / Asia / General, LAW / Legal History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, Colonialism & imperialism, Regional Studies, Colonialism and imperialism, Regional / International studies, Asian History