Rebel Island [electronic resource] : : the Incredible History of Taiwan
Jonathan Clements2024
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‘Clements’s pacy and engaging account offers a valuable counterpoint to
today’s news coverage of Taiwan. Rebel Island offers a compelling portrait of
a perennially fragmented place, subject across centuries to a succession of
claims on its territory, resources and identity — of which Xi’s is but the
latest.’ Christopher Harding, The Telegraph
The gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its
‘Asian Tiger’ economic miracle — and the looming threat of invasion by China.
Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a ‘ball of mud’, Taiwan has
a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It
is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan,
and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province — merely the latest chapters in its
long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts.
In Rebel Island , Jonathan Clements offers a concise and vivid telling of
Taiwan’s complex i...
Main title:
Rebel Island [electronic resource] : : the Incredible History of Taiwan / Jonathan Clements
Author:
Jonathan Clements, Author
Imprint:
Brunswick, Vic. : Scribe Publications, 2024
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (336 pages)
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781761385483
Language:
English
BRN:
521792
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