‘Formosan Odyssey’ by John Ross: BOOK REVIEW

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June 30, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 1 Comment 9-21 earthquake, Chiang Ching-kuo (traditional Chinese: 蔣經國), CKS Chiang Kai- Shek Jiǎng Jièshí (蔣介石) or Jiǎng Zhōngzhèng (蔣中正), Denzell Washington in 'American Gangster', expat authors on Taiwan, expat literature on Taiwan, Formosan Odyssey John Ross, KMT heroin and opium production, MacKay in Taiwan, Taiwan history, Taiwan history in film

Formosan Odyssey: Taiwan, Past and Present by John Ross. RATING: 4.5 stars **** Paperback, 285 pages Published 2002 by Taiwan Adventure Publications ISBN 9869995160 I recently re-read this book, and thoroughly enjoyed it again, perhaps even more than the first time. This is probably because this time around, I knew

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‘Keeping up with the War God’: BOOK REVIEW

Expat literature

February 3, 2012January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment aboriginal, aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, Chiang kai-shek in Taiwan, 蔣中正 / 蔣介石 Chiang Kai-shek, expat literature on Taiwan, expat writers, folk religion, Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek 蔣中正 / 蔣介石, ghost money, headhunters in wulai, Keeping Up With the War God, Koxinga, Koxinga 國姓爺, MacKay in Taiwan, presbyterian missionaries, Steven Crook, tribal religion, writers groups

Keeping up with the War God, by Steven Crook (Yushan Publications, 2001) Buy it on Amazon.com here This is a fantastic read for anyone who’s already perused all the guidebooks and now wants to delve into some of the deeper historical contexts behind important people, places and mind-bending customs in

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