1. The following topics will be brought up during the class:


2. Taiwan under the Dutch


3. Japanese and Chinese pirates and Taiwan


4. The establishment of a Chinese government on Taiwan


5. Taiwan as a destination for emigrants


6. The social structure of Taiwan in the 18th and 19th centuries


7. Taiwan as a Base for the western merchants


8. The Sino-Japanese War and the cession of Taiwan


9. The development of Taiwan under Japanese rule


10. The Home-rule Movement in Taiwan


11. Taiwan at the end of the World War II


12. The “2.28” Incident

At the end of the class, we will also discuss the international position of the Republic and whether or not the inhabitants here are looking for a “new identity”.

The course will be held in two parts, a number of introductory lectures followed by seminar sections, during which films and materials will be provided for discussion. The participants are required to choose a topic for research. An oral presentation is obligatory.

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The topics include the Japanese colonial rule, the Taiwanese reaction, the political and economical development during the Kuo-ming-dang regime after 1950s and the transition of the Taiwanese political identification.

For a better understanding, we will organize two excursions to visit the site of British consulate in Tamsui, which was constructed by the Spanish companies in the 16^th Century, and the locations related to the “228 Incident” of 1947.

The course will be held in two parts, few introducing lectures followed by seminar sections, during which films and materials will be provided for discussion. At the end of the term a paper is required.

Academic works written in English in the field of Taiwanese history, although growing, are still small in number. Suggested Readings are:

Rutter, Owen, Through Formosa, An Account of Japan’s Island Colony, (London: Fisher Unwin Ltd., 1923)

Campbell, Wm. Formosa Under the Dutch, Described from Contemporary Records, (London: Kegan Paul & Co., 1903)

Myers, Ramon and Peattie, Mark R.(ed.) The Japanese Colonial Empire, 1895-1945, (Princeton: Princeton U. P., 1984)

Beasley, W.G., Japanese Imperialism: 1984-1945, Clarendon Press, New York, 1987

Tsurumi, E. Patricia, “Education and Assimilation in Taiwan Under Japanese Rule, 1895-1945”, Modern Asian Studies, Vol. 13, No. 4, 1979,

Lamley, Harry J. “Taiwan Under Japanese Rule, 1905-1945: The Vicissitudes of Colonialism”, in Taiwan: A New History, Murray Rubenstein (Editor), M.E. Sharpe, New York, 1999

Davidson, James, The island of Formosa, past and present : history, people, resources, and commercial prospects : tea, camphor, sugar, gold, coal, sulphur, economical plants, and other productions, (Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 1988)

related articles should be announced during the courses