Rebel Island
the incredible history of taiwan
$38.41
- Paperback
320 pages
- Release Date
14 November 2024
Summary
Rebel Island: A History of Taiwan
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 - merel…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781761380280 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1761380281 |
| Author: | Jonathan Clements |
| Publisher: | Scribe Publications |
| Imprint: | Scribe Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 320 |
| Release Date: | 14 November 2024 |
| Weight: | 402g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 155mm x 31mm |
About The Author
Jonathan Clements
Jonathan Clements presented several seasons of Route Awakening (National Geographic), an award-winning TV series about Chinese history and culture. He is the author of many acclaimed books, including Coxinga and the Fall of the Ming Dynasty, Confucius- a biography, and The Emperor’s Feast- a history of China in twelve meals. He has written histories of both China and Japan, two countries that have, at some point, claimed Taiwan as their own. From 2013 to 2019, Clements was a visiting professor at Xi’an Jiaotong University. He was born in the East of England and lives in Finland.
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