Historical Encounters with the East and the West
by
Shih-Shan Henry Tsai
Language: English
Release Date: December 18, 2014
For centuries the island of Taiwan, 100 miles off the Asian mainland, has been a crossroads for traders and settlers, pirates and military schemers from around the world. Unlike China, with its long tradition of keeping foreigners out, Taiwan has a long history of interaction, both hostile and friendly,...