At publication date, a free ebook version of this title will be available through Luminos, University of California Press's Open Access publishing program. Visit www.luminosoa.org to learn more. Outcasts of Empire probes the limits of modern nation-state sovereignty by positioning colonial Taiwan at the intersection of the declining Qing and ascending Japanese empires. Paul D. Barclay chronicles the lives and times of interpreters, chiefs, and trading-post operators along the far edges of the expanding international system, an area known as Taiwan's "savage border." In addition, he boldly asserts the interpenetration of industrial capitalism and modern ethnic identities. By the 1930s, three decades into Japanese imperial rule, mechanized warfare and bulk commodity production rendered superfluous a whole class of mediators-among them, Kondo "the Barbarian" Katsusaburo, Pan Bunkiet, and Iwan Robao. Even with these unreliable allies safely cast aside, the Japanese empire lacked the resources to integrate indigenous Taiwan into the rest of the colony. The empire, therefore, created the Indigenous Territory, which exists to this day as a legacy of Japanese imperialism, local initiatives, and the global commoditization of culture.

About the Author
Paul D. Barclay is Associate Professor of History at Lafayette College. He is also General Editor of the East Asia Image Collection, an open-access online digital repository of historical materials.

Reviews
"Outcasts of Empire . . . challenges the limits of the international system and state sovereignty, explores interlocking forces of colonialism, historical processes of indigenisation, colonial boundaries, and governance through a detailed narrative history of outcasts at the empire-dynasty's periphery. . . . It's a must-read for readers who want to familiarise themselves with contemporary history and indigenous peoples in the Taiwanese context." * International Journal of Taiwan Studies *
"The book is a highly recommended reading not only for researchers in East Asian studies but also scholars with a special interest in interdisciplinary research." * China Journal *
"Outcasts of Empire has inaugurated a most welcome turn to theoretically informed indigenous studies. . . . [and] lays the ground for sophisticated work in and beyond East Asian studies." * Harvard Journal of Asiatic Studies *



Book Information
ISBN 9780520296213
Author Paul D. Barclay
Format Paperback
Page Count 328
Imprint University of California Press
Publisher University of California Press
Weight(grams) 454g
Dimensions(mm) 229mm * 152mm * 18mm