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The Meiji Japanese who made modern Taiwan / Toshio Watanabe ; translated by Robert D. Eldridge.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Watanabe, Toshio, 1939- author.
- Standardized Title:
- Taiwan o kizuita Meiji no Nihonjin. English
- Language:
- English
- Japanese
- Subjects (All):
- Japanese--Taiwan--Biography.
- Japanese.
- Civilization--Japanese influences.
- Colonies.
- Politics and government.
- Japan--Taiwan--Colonies--History--20th century.
- Japan.
- Taiwan--Civilization--Japanese influences.
- Taiwan.
- Taiwan--History--1895-1945.
- Taiwan--Politics and government--1895-1945.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (185 pages) : illustrations
- Distribution:
- New York : Bloomsbury Publishing (US), 2025.
- Place of Publication:
- Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2022]
- Language Note:
- Translated from the original Japanese into English.
- Summary:
- "This book examines the policies and personalities behind Japan's administration of Taiwan from 1895 to 1945. The author examines various important figures that contributed to the development of modern Taiwan, such as Kodama Gentaro, Goto Shinpei, Hatta Yoichi, and others"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Iso Eikichi, the Father of Agriculture in Taiwan
- The "Green Revolution" Brought about by Hōrai Rice
- Taiwan as a Frontier Dream
- Engineers Who Did Not Give Up
- Why the Chianan Irrigation System Succeeded
- Reason, Boldness, and the Administrative Style of Kodama and Gotō
- How England and the United States Saw Japan's Administration of Taiwan
- Conclusion: Why Korea is "Anti-Japanese" and Taiwan "Pro-Japanese".
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-9787-3483-2
- 1-66690-854-1
- OCLC:
- 1290244734
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