History of Taiwan

Formosa's Journey from Colonization to Democracy

von David A Griner

172 Seiten, Taschenbuch

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

An island the size of Maryland has been claimed by more empires than almost anywhere else on Earth, and somehow, it never stopped being itself.

Few people know that Taiwan may be the original homeland of an entire language family stretching from Madagascar to Easter Island, long before any outsider ever set foot on its shores. Fewer still know how close this small island came, again and again, to being erased entirely, by Dutch traders, Spanish friars, a half-Japanese warlord, an empire that colonized it, and a government that nearly tore it apart from within.

History of Taiwan: Formosa's Journey from Colonization to Democracy takes you through four hundred years of conquest, resistance, betrayal, and reinvention, all on one island most people can barely place on a map.

You'll walk through the siege that broke Dutch colonial power, the kingdom a grieving warlord built and lost within a generation, the brutal uprising in Taiwan's highlands that empire tried to erase from memory, and the single gunshot in Taipei that plunged an entire island into decades of silence and fear. You'll see how a defeated government fled across a narrow strait with a million refugees and the treasures of a fallen dynasty, and how that same island, against every reasonable expectation, built one of the most powerful economies on the planet.

What you're about to discover will change how you see the headlines about Taiwan today. The hidden truth behind its semiconductor factories, its fragile diplomacy, and its hard-won democracy all traces back to choices made centuries before anyone had heard of a microchip.

This book is for readers of narrative history, Asian politics, and untold stories of resilience, especially those trying to understand why Taiwan matters right now, in a world where old empires and new ones are still watching this small island closely.

You'll walk away understanding not just what happened to Taiwan, but why it refused, over and over, to simply disappear.

Ready to uncover the truth behind one of the world's most contested islands? Get your copy today and start the journey.

• ISBN: 9798193869108
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 20.08.2026
• Größe: 229 x 152 mm
• Verlag: Amazon Digital Services LLC - Kdp