The Rise and Fall of Dutch Taiwan, 1624-1662: Cooperative Colonization and the Statist Model of European Expansion

@article{Andrade2006TheRA,
  title={The Rise and Fall of Dutch Taiwan, 1624-1662: Cooperative Colonization and the Statist Model of European Expansion},
  author={Tonio Adam Andrade},
  journal={Journal of World History},
  year={2006},
  volume={17},
  pages={429 - 450}
}
  • T. Andrade
  • Published 30 October 2006
  • History
  • Journal of World History
This study, based on Dutch, Spanish, Portuguese, and Chinese sources, examines the rise and fall of Dutch Taiwan in the light of a model of European expansion first sketched (separately) by historians John E.Wills Jr. and Michael N. Pearson. According to the Wills-Pearson model, Europeans were successful in colonization attempts because they received support from European states, whereas Asian states were less likely to support overseas adventurism. The case of Taiwan strongly supports the… 
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