WhenValleysTurnedBloodRed本書闡述噍吧哖事件之背景、發生過程以及探訪當時曾歷經此時代的民眾，做為分析當時殖民史及社會史之基礎，並探討此事件對於日本往後殖民政策的衝擊。 發生於1915年夏天的噍吧哖事件(又稱西來庵事件)可謂是日本統治台灣時期，規模最大的武裝抗爭事件。自余清芳等人策劃起義，至江定等人被審判處死，前後約兩年的時間裡，有1957位台灣人被逮捕，遭起訴者1482人，其中判處死刑者高達915人，實際被處以死刑者有135人，一部份人則死於監獄中。如此驚人的數字，使此一事件震撼海內外。 本書在分析架構上集中於參與起義民眾的家庭、社會以及宗教背景所引發的效應。且這縝密的研究，成為啟發臺灣殖民地歷史上第一個以英語闡述社會歷史其中一個重要的事件。WhenValleysTurnedBloodRed對於研究殖民主義、農民叛亂、東亞歷史...(展开全部)

A good story can change. In The Girl in Red, acclaimed illustrator Roberto Innocenti offers a modern take on the centuries-old tale of an ailing grandmother, a wicked wolf, and a young girl in a red coat. Innocenti's brilliantly detailed illustrations present a city as a wilderness, while text by Aaron Frisch narrates the journey of a girl named Sophia through the twists and tu...(展开全部)

A good story can change. In The Girl in Red, acclaimed illustrator Roberto Innocenti offers a modern take on the centuries-old tale of an ailing grandmother, a wicked wolf, and a young girl in a red coat. Innocenti's brilliantly detailed illustrations present a city as a wilderness, while text by Aaron Frisch narrates the journey of a girl named Sophia through the twists and tu...(展开全部)

In 1895 Japan acquired Taiwan as its first formal colony after a resounding victory in the Sino-Japanese war. For the next fifty years, Japanese rule devastated and transformed the entire socioeconomic and political fabric of Taiwanese society. In "Becoming Japanese", Leo Ching examines the formation of Taiwanese political and cultural identities under the dominant Japanese col...(展开全部)

In 1895 Japan acquired Taiwan as its first formal colony after a resounding victory in the Sino-Japanese war. For the next fifty years, Japanese rule devastated and transformed the entire socioeconomic and political fabric of Taiwanese society. In "Becoming Japanese", Leo Ching examines the formation of Taiwanese political and cultural identities under the dominant Japanese col...(展开全部)

In 1895 Japan acquired Taiwan as its first formal colony after a resounding victory in the Sino-Japanese war. For the next fifty years, Japanese rule devastated and transformed the entire socioeconomic and political fabric of Taiwanese society. In "Becoming Japanese", Leo Ching examines the formation of Taiwanese political and cultural identities under the dominant Japanese col...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days’ shopping. One was a Prince, one was a Count, and the third was a commoner with an Italian name, who four years earlier had been the subject of one of John Singer Sargent’s greatest portraits. The three men's lives play out against the backdrop of the Belle Epoque in Paris. The beautiful age of glamour and ...(展开全部)

In the summer of 1885, three Frenchmen arrived in London for a few days’ shopping. One was a Prince, one was a Count, and the third was a commoner with an Italian name, who four years earlier had been the subject of one of John Singer Sargent’s greatest portraits. The three men's lives play out against the backdrop of the Belle Epoque in Paris. The beautiful age of glamour and ...(展开全部)

Set in the world of the original Dream of the Red Chamber, the masterwork of eighteenth-century Chinese fiction by Cao Xueqin, this murder mystery plays out Peking during the late Qing dynasty. The author is famed in Japan for not only his tight plotting and brilliant characterizations, but also his skill in adapting famous fictional locales and characters for new works. The ta...(展开全部)