{"product_id":"rebel-island-the-incredible-history-of-taiwan-jonathan-clements-paperback","title":"Rebel Island: The Incredible History of Taiwan -- Jonathan Clements, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe gripping history of Taiwan, from the flood myths of indigenous legend to its Asian Tiger economic miracle--and the renewed threat of invasion by China.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOnce 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.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJonathan Clements examines the unique conditions of Taiwan's archaeology and indigenous history, and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese province, and short-lived republic, and the transformations wrought by 50 years as part of the Japanese Empire. He examines the traumatic effects of its role as a lifeboat in 1949 for two million refugees from Communism, and the conflicts emerging after the suspension of four decades of martial law, as its people debate issues of self-determination, independence, and home rule.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Jonathan Clements\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Scribe Us\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 5\/7\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 8.4\" H x 5.3\" L x 1\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781957363745\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Flowerburst","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51020204671280,"sku":"9781957363745","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0879\/2712\/8368\/files\/9781957363745.jpg?v=1774390971","url":"https:\/\/flowerburst.co\/products\/rebel-island-the-incredible-history-of-taiwan-jonathan-clements-paperback","provider":"Flowerburst","version":"1.0","type":"link"}