Shirane, Seiji, 1982-

Imperial Gateway : Colonial Taiwan and Japan's Expansion in South China and Southeast Asia, 1895–1945 / Seiji Shirane. - 1 online resource (288 pages): illustrations (black and white), map (black and white) ; - Book collections on Project MUSE. .

Introduction : Imperial Gateways in Regional Histories of Empire -- Opening a Gateway into South China -- Overseas Taiwanese in South China's Border Zones -- Overseas Taiwanese in Southeast Asia -- Mobilizing the Taiwanese for War -- Colonial Liaisons in Occupied South China -- Advancing into the Southern Regions -- Epilogue : Postwar Legacies of Taiwan's Gateway.

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"Drawing on multilingual archives from six countries, this book examines the strategic importance of Taiwan to the Japanese Empire and uncovers the half-century of dynamic relations between Japan, Taiwan, China, and Western regional powers in an ever-shifting international order"--

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World politics.
Territorial expansion.
Politics and government.
International relations.
Diplomatic relations.
World politics--1900-1945.


Taiwan.
Japan.
Asia.
Japan--Colonies--History--Asia--20th century.
Japan--Foreign relations--1912-1945.
Japan--Foreign relations--1868-1912.
Japan--Territorial expansion--History--20th century.
Japan--Relations--Taiwan.
Taiwan--Relations--Japan.
Taiwan--History--1895-1945.
Taiwan--Politics and government--1895-1945.


History.
Electronic books.