The Meiji Japanese Who Made Modern Taiwan

Toshio Watanabe, Robert D. Eldridge

• Publisher: Lexington Books
• Year: 2022
• Edition: 1
• eBook ISBN:
  9781978785731
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Asian History
• Index: History

The Meji Japanese Who Made Modern Taiwan describes the story of Japan's involvement and administration of Taiwan in the pre-war era, with a focus on the period from 1895, when Taiwan was made a part of the Japanese Empire, to 1945, when the Pacific War ended. It introduces the policies pursued and equally important, the personalities, philosophies, and ambitions of the administrators, engineers, and technicians behind those policies. In particular, the unique thinking, leadership styles, and contributions of Kodama Gentaro, Goto Shinpei, Hatta Yoichi, Iso Eikichi, and Sugiyama Tatsumaru, among others who contributed to the development of modern Taiwan, are introduced in great detail. Their accomplishments remain with Taiwan today, which helps explain the extremely close relationship between Taiwan (officially known as the Republic of China) and Japan maintain today.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• Translator’s Preface
• Introduction
• Chapter 1: Iso Eikichi, the Father of Agriculture in Taiwan
• Chapter 2: The “Green Revolution” Brought about by Hōrai Rice
• Chapter 3: Taiwan as a Frontier Dream
• Chapter 4: Engineers Who Did Not Give Up
• Chapter 5: Why the Chianan Irrigation System Succeeded
• Chapter 6: Reason, Boldness, and the Administrative Style of Kodama and Gotō
• Chapter 7: How England and the United States Saw Japan’s Administration of Taiwan
• Conclusion: Why Korea is “Anti-Japanese” and Taiwan “Pro-Japanese”
• Bibliography
• Index
• About the Author and Translator