Colonial Development and Population in Taiwan

Hardback

Main Details

Title Colonial Development and Population in Taiwan
Authors and Contributors      By (author) George Watson Barclay
SeriesPrinceton Legacy Library
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:294
Dimensions(mm): Height 235,Width 152
Category/GenreColonialism and imperialism
ISBN/Barcode 9780691650555
ClassificationsDewey:951.249
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)
Professional & Vocational

Publishing Details

Publisher Princeton University Press
Imprint Princeton University Press
Publication Date 19 April 2016
Publication Country United States

Description

An unusual view of an agrarian region in the process of development by a colonial power. Taiwan (or Formosa), when it reverted to Chinese control in 1945, had been for fifty years the Japanese empire's most cherished foreign possession. Using the remarkable statistical data that the Japanese compiled to aid their administration--one of the most com