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Transforming empire in Japan and east Asia : the Taiwan expedition and the birth of Japanese imperialism /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eskildsen, Robert (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Palgrave Macmillan, [2019]
Series:New directions in East Asian history.
Subjects:
Japan > Foreign relations > 1868-1912.
Taiwan > History > To 1895.
Japan > Foreign relations > China.
China > Foreign relations > Japan.
East Asia > Politics and government > 19th century.
Imperialism > History > 19th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • From portals to borders
  • A justification for colonization
  • Planning an expedition to Taiwan
  • The decision to go to Taiwan
  • Spies and explorers
  • Punishing the "savages"
  • The fading dream of colonization
  • Negotiating a settlement
  • Justifying the expedition in the Japanese media
  • Conclusion.