Confrontation over Taiwan : nineteenth-century China and the powers / Leonard H.D. Gordon.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gordon, Leonard H. D., 1928- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Geopolitics--Taiwan.

Geopolitics.

Taiwan--History--To 1895.

Taiwan.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2007]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Taiwan was an international prize sought by British, American, French, and Japanese adventurers along the South China coast in the nineteenth century. The diplomacy of their governments and China forms a central focus of this study, which provides a framework for understanding the political and legal issues surrounding the China-Taiwan struggle today while filling a serious gap in Taiwanese history.

Contents:

Confrontation Over Taiwan ; TABLE OF CONTENTS ; Preface; Acknowledgments; Introduction: International Dispute over Taiwan; 1 Taiwan and the Early Western Arrivals; 2 Americans and Britons in Taiwan at Mid-Century; 3 British-American Alignment in ""Open"" Taiwan; 4 Japan's Odyssey in Taiwan; 5 Japan's Retreat from Colonialism in Taiwan; 6 France Blockades Taiwan; 7 China Cedes Taiwan to a Powerful Japan; 8 Japan's Final Confrontation over Taiwan; Notes; Abbreviations; Bibliography; Index; About the Author

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-291) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-22151-7

0-7391-3574-0