Colonial development and population in Taiwan / by George W. Barclay.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barclay, George W., author.

Series:

Princeton legacy library.

Princeton Legacy Library

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Taiwan--Population.

Taiwan.

Taiwan--Social conditions.

Taiwan--Economic conditions.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (293 pages) : illustrations, maps

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, 1954.

Language Note:

In English.

Summary:

An unusual view of an agrarian region in the process of development by a colonial power. Taiwan (or Formosa), when it reverted to Chinese control in 1945, had been for fifty years the Japanese empire's most cherished foreign possession. Using the remarkable statistical data that the Japanese compiled to aid their administration-one of the most complete and creditable records for a population of this size that has ever been at the disposal of demographers-this book is able to present an authoritative picture of the social economic agricultural and demographic development of the island. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.

Contents:

Front matter

Preface / Notestein, Frank W.

Introduction

Contents

Tables

Figures

Chapter I. The Growth of Population

Chapter II. "Economic Development" in Taiwan

Chapter III. Economic Activities and Social Change

Chapter IV. The Disposition of Manpower

Chapter V. Migration and the Growth of Cities

Chapter VI. Public Health and the Risks of Death

Chapter VII. The Setting for Family Life

Chapter VIII. Patterns of Marriage and Divorce

Chapter IX. The Fertility of the Taiwanese

Chapter X. Conclusion

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

"Under the editorial sponsorship of the Office of Population Research, Princeton University."

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-691-65055-1

1-4008-7701-6

OCLC:

927405396