
Transitions to Modernity in Taiwan
The Spirit of 1895 and the Cession of Formosa to Japan
Routledge Research on Taiwan Series
Apraksts
In 1895, British Consul Lionel Charles Hopkins was summoned by the governor of Taiwan, to his yamen in Taipei and was handed a petition appealing to the British government to incorporate the island into a protectorate in the wake of impending Japanese invasion. The British declined. This book investigates this pivotal moment in Taiwan’s history.
