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"The book, Europe Meets Formosa, 1510-1662, two Historical Studies, comprises two parts. They both cover some aspects of the history of East-West encounters on the Island of Formosa (as it was callled by the Europeans, better known today as Taiwan), and each can be read as a stand-alone study. It looks at the Island's history after it became known to the Europeans and before Taiwan's population became predominantly Chinese, following large-scale immigration, initially encouraged by the Dutch colonizers. Part I investigates the story of Portuguese ""discovery"" and ""naming"" of Formosa in the sixteenth century, in the context of conflicting claims and recent scholarly debates in Taiwan which challenged these conventional wisdoms. Relying on Portuguese rutters (sailing instructions), maps and other first-hand documents, it aims at eliminating historically erroneous claims and moving the readers to an informed consensus on this matter. Earlier and shorter versions of this study, related but different, have appeared in peer-reviewed journals in Europe (Anais de história de além-mar, Lisbon, in English) and in Taiwan (臺灣史研究 Taiwan Historical Research, Taipei, in Chinese), respectively. Part II deals with the history of Dutch efforts to educate, civilize and convert the aborigines of Formosa between 1624 and 1662, drawing on a large body of mostly Dutch primary sources. It revisits the stories of mission schools for Formosan aborigines, examines what motivated the colonizer to devote resources to this objective; how differentiating identities of the colonized such as race, age, gender, language, and faith, had influenced school policies over time; and what were some of the native responses. This study is published here for the first time. This publication is available as an e-book, an environmentally responsible and less costly alternative recommended by this author; and, if preferred by the readers, in print form (the latter with greyscale instead of full-colour illustrations). All citations and additional comments are included as endnotes (e-book) or footnotes (print), and the cited works of the two parts are listed separately in the bibliography."

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Paul Kua 柯保羅, PhD, FRHistS, is an independent scholar with an honorary affiliation with the Department of History of the University of Hong Kong. His research interests include history of Sino-Western cultural exchanges, Catholic and Protestant mission history in Asia, and history of education and youth movements, especially Scouting, in Asia. His publications in English or Chinese include three books on the history of Scouting in Hong Kong, book chapters on Chinese orders, decorations and medals and history of the Anglo-Chinese College in Malacca, and articles on various topics of enquiry published by academic journals including Anais de Históoacute;ria de Aléeacute;m-Mar, East Asian Publishing and Society, Journal of the Malaysian Branch of the Royal Asiatic Society, The Library, Monumenta Serica, 清華學報, 漢學研究 and 臺灣史研究.

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