The colonial 'civilizing process' in Dutch Formosa, 1624-1662 / / by Chiu Hsin-hui.

• Superior document: TANAP monographs on the history of Asian-European interaction, v. 10
• Author: Chiu, Hsin-hui.
• Year of Publication: 2008
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: TANAP monographs on the history of the Asian-European interaction ; v. 10.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (374 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

This book studies the dynamic encounter between Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples (the Formosans), the Dutch VOC and Chinese settlers between 1624 and 1662. From the viewpoint of indigenous agency, the author offers a comprehensive picture of the Taiwanese colonial 'civilizing process' under Dutch rule. Using so far unexplored source materials from the VOC archives, the author shows how Taiwan’s Indigenous Peoples shaped their own colonial reality while retreating from 'the Age of Aboriginal Taiwan'.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Materials / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter One. Cross-Cultural Encounters, Colonial ‘Civilizing Process’, And Indigenous Agency / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Two. Glimpses Of ‘Aboriginal Taiwan’ / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Three. From Strangers To Overlords / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Four. Depopulation And Diaspora / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Five. Expansion For Commodities / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Six. Conquest, Contest, And Connection / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Seven. Embodiment Of Power / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Eight. Devouring Prosperity / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Nine. Convention And Conversion / H.H. Chiu -- Chapter Ten. The Formosans In The Colonial ‘Civilizing Process’ / H.H. Chiu -- Notes / H.H. Chiu -- Appendix One Governors-General And Governors Of Formosa, 1624 1662 / H.H. Chiu -- Appendix Two Dutch Local Political Administration In Formosa, 1643-1662 / H.H. Chiu -- Appendix Three Yearly Rent Of Leased Divisions, 1644-1657 (Reals) / H.H. Chiu -- Appendix Four Dutch Protestants And Spanish Dominicans In Formosa, 1626-1662 / H.H. Chiu -- Appendix Five Dutch Missionaries In Formosa, 1624-1662 / H.H. Chiu -- Bibliography / H.H. Chiu -- Index / H.H. Chiu.