According to “Out of Taiwan” theory, which extends this history into the distant past, the Austronesian migration across Southeast Asia, the Indian Ocean, and the South Pacific originated on the island more than four thousand years ago (Bellwood et al.

Understanding Taiwan within a global context reveals not just how Taiwan’s history, society, and culture have unfolded but also how Taiwan has played a crucial role in transnational processes as a site of global knowledge production.Īlthough Taiwan is an island, physically separated from other landmasses by seas on all sides, its societal and cultural formations have been undeniably shaped by interactions unhindered by those physical limitations. Introduction to “Global Island: Taiwan and the World”įrom an island embedded in early modern trade networks through its interactions with colonial and imperial powers, and as a site for development and democracy, Taiwan has been shaped by its global connections and in turn has changed the world. Une version papier, différente de la revue en ligne, est enregistrée sous l’ISSN 2158-9666. URL : (consulté le 23 janvier 2020).Ĭross-Currents : East Asian History and Culture Review est publié conjointement par l’Institute of East Asian Studies, UC Berkeley et par le Research Institute of Korean Studies, University of Korea. Edited by Wen-hsin Yeh, University of California, Berkeley and Hyongchan Kim, Korea University. Cross-Currents E-Journal, December 2019, 33.

Is Taiwan Chinese? by Melissa J. Brown