The Gentry Strata Of Taiwan And The Coast Defence In That Area During The Qing Dynasty

This thesis ,based on the achievements of predecessors,with historical materialism as guiding principle,through excavating some related historial materials,probes deeply into the relations beweeen the Gentry Strata of Taiwan and coast defence in that area.The thesis is divided into six chapters:The first chapter is the Preface.It will raise a point of this paper and review related research,then propose the approach , data using in this paper and the deficiency of the paper.The second chapter mainly explains the general situation of Taiwan coast defence during the Qing Dynasty,especially some unfavourable elements that restrict it. Generally specking, Taiwan was in the state of ignorance.So,if the leader of the area want to success ,they must to seek the cooperation and support of the local Gentry Strata.The third chapter gives a brief introduction to the Gentry Strata in Taiwan area,including its formation,constitution and economic base.The fourth chapter is the focal point of the thesis.It expounds the status and the influence of the Gentry Strata of Taiwan during the Qing Dynasty.It can be divided into two periods.In the former phase(1683～1874), the most important task is to counter with internal disorder.In the later one ,their energy had turned to deal with the foreign aggression because of the arrival of the aggressor .Finally it will analyse the reason why the Gentry Strata are willing to go in for the coast defence of Taiwan.The fifth chapter is the research on the special case which focus both the Gentry Strata and the coast defence during the times of Liu mingchuan.From the perspective of the mutual effect between those factors, we'll find the distinguishing features of Taiwan.The last chapter makes the summary and gets to the conclusion.