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Abstract. Inspired by the late historian Aaron Moore's work exploring the continued legacies of the Japanese Empire in postwar Southeast Asia, this article examines a similar trajectory for Taiwan in ...

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In the Global Vanguard: Agrarian Development and the Making of Modern Taiwan James Lin. Oakland: University of California Press, 2025. 290 pp. $34.00; £30.00. ISBN 9780520398665

Ralf Ruckus gives a historical primer for leftists interested in a critique of Taiwan's capitalism and the nationalist claims coming from both sides of the Taiwan Strait.

What is a left position on Taiwan? This question was posed to us – the three editors of praxis, Rebecca Karl, Aminda Smith, and Fabio Lanza – at a recent social event in New York. The query came from ...

What is a left position on Taiwan? This question was posed to us – the three editors of praxis, Rebecca Karl, Aminda Smith, and Fabio Lanza – at a recent social event in New York. The query came from ...

Scholarship is a powerful tool for changing how people think, plan, and govern. By giving voice to bright minds and bold ideas, we seek to foster understanding and drive progressive change.

Semiconductors. Democracy. Bubble tea. When speaking of contemporary Taiwan, we probably think about these terms rather than issues like land reform, agric

In recent years, Taiwan has been a recurring fixture in media headlines. Chinese military exercises and threats of further military action have made the Ta

Professor James Lin from the University of Washington shares the backstory to his latest book and demonstrates how Taiwan's early development missions impacted Taiwan's own population in ways ...

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Bringing Taiwan to the World and the World to Taiwan

New Directions in Taiwan History – Taiwan at the Center and at the Margins February 26-27, 2026 University of Washington, Seattle Hosted by the UW Taiwan Studies Program This two-day workshop will bring together scholars working across the temporal range of Taiwan history to share and discuss works-in-progress and findings from their research projects.  We