Taiwan Under Japanese Colonial Rule, 1895-1945: History, Culture, Memory

by Ping-Hui Liao

The first study of colonial Taiwan in English, this volume brings together seventeen essays by leading scholars to construct a comprehensive cultural history of Taiwan under Japanese rule. Contributors from the United States, Japan, and Taiwan explore a number of topics through a variety of theoretical, comparative, and postcolonial perspectives, painting a complex and nuanced portrait of a pivotal time in the formation of Taiwanese national identity...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231137982
• ISBN13: 9780231137980
• Release Date: November 2006
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 432 Pages
• Weight: 1.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.5" x 9.3"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher