Format:
1 online resource (374 pages)
ISBN:
9789047442974
Series Statement:
TANAP Monographs on the History of Asian-European Interaction Ser. v.10
Content:
Studies the encounter between Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples (the Formosans), the Dutch VOC and Chinese settlers between 1624 and 1662. This work shows how Taiwan's Indigenous Peoples shaped their own colonial reality while retreating from 'the Age of Aboriginal Taiwan'.
Content:
Intro -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgements -- Abbreviations -- Notes on spelling -- Glossary -- Maps -- PART ONE SCOPE AND SCENE -- Chapter One: Cross-cultural Encounters, Colonial 'Civilizing Process', and Indigenous Agency -- A lost paradise as the focus of competition for maritime power -- Dutch Formosa in a Chinese setting -- 'The Formosans' and 'the Age of Aboriginal Taiwan' -- The colonial 'civilizing process' -- Representing Formosan agency -- Structure and themes -- Chapter Two: Glimpses of 'Aboriginal Taiwan' -- Otherness and the perception of the Formosans -- Indigenous subsistence and trade -- Inter-village warfare -- Local leadership -- The Chinese encroachment -- PART TWO EXPANSION AND ENCOUNTER -- Chapter Three: From Strangers to Overlords -- The Formosan encounter -- Proof of superiority -- A formula for war -- The road to overlordship -- A contractual bond of feudal vassalage -- Sin and expiation -- A symbolic contribution of sovereignty -- Creating the Pax Neerlandica -- Chapter Four: Depopulation and Diaspora -- An island of legend -- Shaping the image of Lamey -- Relocation -- Struggle for freedom -- Disagreement between the Dutch authorities -- The Lameyan diaspora -- Chapter Five: Expansion for Commodities -- Northwards in pursuit of Formosan deer products -- The hunting-licence system -- The conquest of the Favorlangh fi elds -- Southwards in pursuit of Formosan gold -- The Chinese impulse -- Chasing gold to Lonckjouw -- An exhibition of power in Tayouan -- Peace for gold -- Reaching Pimaba -- The peace ceremony and the aftermath -- A Dutch adventurer in the east -- The death of an exemplary Company servant -- The first punitive expedition to the east -- Chapter Six: Conquest, Contest, and Connection -- The demise of the Spanish regime -- Formosan encounters after the conquest -- A terror of new conquerors.
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9789004165076
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe ISBN 9789004165076
Language:
English
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