Imperial gateway : colonial Taiwan and Japan's expansion in South China and Southeast Asia, 1895-1945 / Seiji Shirane.

Author/creator Shirane, Seiji, 1982- author.
Format Book
PublicationIthaca : Cornell University Press, 2022.
Copyright Date 2022
Descriptionxiv, 266 pages : illustrations (black and white), maps (black and white) ; 24 cm
Subjects
World politics--1900-1945.
Taiwan--Politics and government. --1895-1945.
Taiwan--History. --1895-1945.
Taiwan--Relations. --Japan.
Japan--Relations. --Taiwan.
Japan--Territorial expansion. --History. --20th century.
Japan--Foreign relations. --1868-1912.
Japan--Foreign relations. --1912-1945.
Japan--Colonies. --Asia. --History. --20th century.

Contents Introduction : Imperial Gateways in Regional Histories of Empire -- Opening a Gateway into South China -- Overseas Taiwanese in South China's Border Zones -- Overseas Taiwanese in Southeast Asia -- Mobilizing the Taiwanese for War -- Colonial Liaisons in Occupied South China -- Advancing into the Southern Regions -- Epilogue : Postwar Legacies of Taiwan's Gateway.
Abstract "Drawing on multilingual archives from six countries, this book examines the strategic importance of Taiwan to the Japanese Empire and uncovers the half-century of dynamic relations between Japan, Taiwan, China, and Western regional powers in an ever-shifting international order"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Shirane, Seiji, 1982- Imperial gateway Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2022 9781501765599
Genre/formHistory.
LCCN 2022008230
ISBN9781501767708
ISBN9781501765575 hardcover
ISBN1501765574 hardcover
ISBN1501767704 paperback
ISBNelectronic publication
ISBNelectronic book

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