Tsai, Shih-shan Henry <br/><br/>
Maritime Taiwan  historical encounters with the East and the West 
Shih-shan Henry Tsai 
 - Armonk, N.Y.  M.E. Sharpe  2009 
 - xiii, 265 p. 
<br/><br/> "An East Gate book." 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 243-256) and index. 
<br/><br/>Taiwan's seventeenth-century rulers: the Dutch, the Spaniards, and Koxinga -- Trading networks: Taiwan, Southeast Asia, and coastal China -- British footprints on Taiwan: consulates, trading firms, and Presbyterian churches -- A strategic vantage point: the French campaign in Taiwan -- Late to the scene: the United States arrives in Taiwan -- The roots of the Japanese empire: the colonization of Taiwan -- Taiwan during World War II: from colony to haven -- Postwar Taiwan: the growing American presence and influence. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0765623285 9780765623287 9780765623294 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>History -- General -- Taiwan -- Maritime Encounters