The Colonisation and Settlement of Taiwan, 1684-1945: Land Tenure, Law and Qing and Japanese Policies

ISBN-13: 9780367587314 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 252 str.

Ruiping Ye

Opis

This book contrasts two different colonial administrations – the Chinese Qing Empire, then, from 1895, the Japanese. Based on extensive original research, the book provides important insights into colonisation, different legal traditions and the impact of colonial settlement on indigenous peoples.

Spis treści

Introduction. 1. Land Settlement: Progression and Pattern. 2. Settlement Polices: Reluctant Expansion. 3. Aboriginal Land: Recognition and Protection. 4. Chinese Practice: Transforming Aboriginal Land Tenure. 5. Aborigines’ Efforts: A Losing Battle. 6. Japanese Colonisation: New Tenure under the Modern Law. Conclusion: Land Tenure, Colonisation, and Legal Tradition

O autorze

Dr Ruiping Ye is a lecturer in law at the Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand.