Jonathan Clements 以細膩敘事與宏觀視野，重新講述這座「叛逆之島」的歷史。從原住民族群的遷徙與信仰、外來政權的殖民與統治，到戰後政權更替與民主轉型，本書讓讀者理解台灣何以成為東亞政治的關鍵所在。作者兼具史學與故事感，使繁複的歷史化為流動的人物與場景，貼近島嶼真實的呼吸。The gripping story of Taiwan, from the flood myths of ancient legend to its ‘Asian Tiger’ economic miracle — and the looming threat of invasion by China. Once dismissed by the Kangxi Emperor as nothing but a ‘ball of mud’, Taiwan has a modern GDP larger than that of Sweden, in a land area smaller than Indiana. It is the last surviving enclave of the Republic of China, a lost colony of Japan, and claimed by Beijing as a rogue province — merely the latest chapters in its long history as a refuge for pirates, rebels, settlers, and outcasts.In Rebel Island, Jonathan Clements offers a concise and vivid telling of Taiwan’s complex island story, beginning with the unique conditions of its archaeology before examining its indigenous history and its days as a Dutch and Spanish trading post. He delves into its periods as an independent kingdom, Chinese pr
