How Taiwan Became Chinese: Dutch, Spanish, and Han Colonization in the Seventeenth Century (Gutenberg-e)
Lively and deeply researched. An enjoyable, enlightening, and de-centering read for every student of late imperial China and of early modern empire.(John E. Wills Jr., University of Southern California (emeritus))Through the prism of a single island's experiences, Andrade develops implications for the early modern world as a whole.... [Brings] the complex dynamics of the period into clear focus [and] offers perceptive insights on the nature of European and Asian colonial expansion in early modern times.(Jerry BentleyJournal of World History)A wonderful introduction to the global world in the seventeenth century. The contemporary standoff between the Republic of China cum 'Chinese Taibei' vis-à-vis the People's Republic of China remains a political headache with the potential for causing a global economic downturn. This book is the best account that places the present situation in historical context.(Benjamin Elman, Princeton University)Tonio Andrade accomplishes handsomely three original tasks: he explains how Chinese ethnicity came to dominate Taiwan under non-Chinese leadership; he develops a new theoretical model, that of co-colonization, to explain this transformation; and he demonstrates the relevance of Taiwan's experience to the early modern history of the wider Asian littoral. Throughout, his writing is fast-paced and full of arresting anecdotes.(Victor Lieberman, University of Michigan)A masterpiece. This book should interest not only scholars of Taiwan history but also those who work on European expansion, colonialism, and Chinese history. This first monograph on the early history of Taiwan will doubtless become a standard reference.(Han Jiabao, author ofHelan shidai Taiwan de jingji, tudi, yu shuiwu)Andrade deserves high praise for writing an absorbing and entertaining history of an important period in the history of Taiwan.(David WilmshurstJournal of the Royal Asiatic Society, Hong Kong Branch1900-01-00)How Taiwan Became Chineseprovides a vivid study of colonial government on the ground.(International Jorunal of Asian Studies1900-01-00)provides a model for the study of interdependence, cooperation and conflict between many different actors applicable to many other situations.(Journal of Early Modern History1900-01-00)A valuable addition to the scholarship on Taiwan and the early modern history of East Asia.(Madhavi ThampiChina Report1900-01-00)An important book... the author is to be commended for such a readable and accessible text.(Paul Van DykeJournal of Asian Studies1900-01-00)Andrade's book is important and should not be overlooked by scholars of Qing history, comparative colonial processes, or world history.(Laura HoestlerAmerican Historical Review1900-01-00)Engaging(Tara AlbertsJournal of Early Modern History)This is an important and quite wonderful book.(Social History)The individual chapters are interestingly presented. Some of the material reads as much like adventure or history. This would be good teaching material...A real contribution to the debate over whether to regard Taiwan as Chinese.(The History Teacher)