Transitions to Modernity in Taiwan - The Spirit of 1895 and the Cession of Formosa to Japan

Informationen zum Autor Niki J.P. Alsford is Reader in Asia Pacific Studies at the University of Central Lancashire and is Research Associate at the Centre of Taiwan Studies at SOAS. Klappentext In 1895, British Consul Lionel Charles Hopkins was summoned by the governor of Taiwan, to his yamen in Taipei and was handed a petition appealing to the British government to incorporate the island into a protectorate in the wake of impending Japanese invasion. The British declined. This book investigates this pivotal moment in Taiwan's history. Zusammenfassung In 1895, British Consul Lionel Charles Hopkins was summoned by the governor of Taiwan, to his yamen in Taipei and was handed a petition appealing to the British government to incorporate the island into a protectorate in the wake of impending Japanese invasion. The British declined. This book investigates this pivotal moment in Taiwan’s history. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction 1. The Petition: The History Behind a Document 2. 'The Poor in China Just Grab a Bag and Run Over': Han Pioneer Settlement in Formosa from the Seventeenth Century 3. The British Treaty-Port Community 4. 'And There the Twain Shall Meet': The Formation of an Urban Gentry in a Market Town in Northern Taiwan 5. The Spirit of 1895: Occupation, Capitulation, and Resistance Conclusion

Product details

• Authors: Niki Alsford, Alsford Niki
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.07.2017
• EAN: 9781138242074
• ISBN: 978-1-138-24207-4
• No. of pages: 230
• Series: Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Ethnology > Folklore; Japan, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, Taiwan, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, HISTORY / Asia / China, HISTORY / Asia / Japan, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History