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title: "Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan"
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# Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan

**Brand:** jonathan manthorpe
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Forbidden Nation: A History of Taiwan

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## Customer Reviews

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    Great
  

*by C***S on Reviewed in Canada on 26 November 2013*

I was a little bit boring in the first time I read it but the more I read I found more interesting. I learned lots about Taiwan.

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    バランスのとれた台湾の通史
  
  

*by 黒***彦 on Reviewed in Japan on 9 February 2010*

2004年総統選挙における陳水扁狙撃事件から説き起こされるあたりはいかにもジャーナリストらしい書き方だ。海峡両岸の緊張関係の中で“台湾意識”はどこへ行くのか？　先史時代、海賊跋扈の時代、オランダ統治期、鄭氏政権、清朝、台湾民主国、日本統治期、国民党政権、アメリカ・中国の思惑の絡んだ冷戦期における複雑な立場も絡めて現代政治に至るまでの台湾の通史が描き出される。分量的にもバランスがとれていて叙述はとても読みやすい。たとえて言うなら中公新書の『物語〜の歴史』シリーズのような感じか。論調は民主派・本土派に同情的である。エピローグでは、2008年総統選挙を踏まえ、事実上独立しているが中国を刺激したくないという考え方が国民の間で主流となっている中、国民党政権が“台湾意識”を無視できない一方で、民進党も“台湾意識”の行き過ぎではアピールできないことも指摘されている。

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    Brisk History of Taiwan
  

*by A***H on Reviewed in the United States on 14 June 2006*

Forbidden Nation, by Manthorpe offers a condensed look at the history of the Taiwan, ranging from its physical formation and theories over how it was originally peopled, up to the modern day political landscape.Within 300 pages, Manthorpe paints a rich guide to highly politicized issue of Taiwanese identity, weaving together aboriginal, Chinese, and Japanese cultures.  The bias in Manthorpe's writing is fairly evident, heavily in favor of the DPP over the KMT in modern era politics, and refusing to pull any punches regarding how the KMT establishes itself in Taiwan.Inevitably, such a brief guide to such an extensive history will suffer from glossing over some important subjects, and it seems that Manthorpe spends little too much time in ancient history, and chooses to focus on episodes of significance (such as the leadup to 1985 Japanese occupation, 1949 KMT retreat, and 2004 election).  Additionally, each chapter appears as if it was written independently of the others, and Manthorpe often repeats facts.  Whether this is design or flaw, I do not know, but each chapter of the book can be pulled out and read fairly well on its own.Overall, the book offers a concise yet effective overview of the complicated history of a little yet important island in the Pacific.

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