Colonial development and population in Taiwan / / by George W. Barclay

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910460658603321
• Autore: Barclay George W.
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Princeton, New Jersey : , : Princeton University Press, , 1954; ©1954
• ISBN: 1-4008-7701-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (293 p.)
• Collana: Princeton Legacy Library
• Disciplina: 309.1529
• Soggetti: HISTORY / Asia / General; Electronic books.; Taiwan Population; Taiwan Social conditions; Taiwan Economic conditions
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: "Under the editorial sponsorship of the Office of Population Research, Princeton University."
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Front matter -- Preface / Notestein, Frank W. -- Introduction -- Contents -- Tables -- Figures -- Chapter I. The Growth of Population -- Chapter II. "Economic Development" in Taiwan -- Chapter III. Economic Activities and Social Change -- Chapter IV. The Disposition of Manpower -- Chapter V. Migration and the Growth of Cities -- Chapter VI. Public Health and the Risks of Death -- Chapter VII. The Setting for Family Life -- Chapter VIII. Patterns of Marriage and Divorce -- Chapter IX. The Fertility of the Taiwanese -- Chapter X. Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index
• Sommario/riassunto: An unusual view of an agrarian region in the process of development by a colonial power. Taiwan (or Formosa), when it reverted to Chinese control in 1945, had been for fifty years the Japanese empire's most cherished foreign possession. Using the remarkable statistical data that the Japanese compiled to aid their administration-one of the most complete and creditable records for a population of this size that has ever been at the disposal of demographers-this book is able to present an authoritative picture of the social economic agricultural and ; demographic development of the island. Originally published in 1966.The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.