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Engraving showing George Psalmanazar’s imaginary account of a Formosan funeral

Fantasy adventures of early-modern Walter Mitty go on show

13 Mar 2014

First edition of George Psalmanazar’s fictitious History of Formosa, which fooled London society for years with claims of cannibalism and child...

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General Chen Yi of China accepts the surrender of Andō Rikichi, the Japanese Governor-General of Taiwan. The collapse of Japanese Imperial rule in the area marked the beginning of a new era for both countries.

Identity, trial and retribution: East Asia after World War II

05 Nov 2012

A five-year research project will examine East Asia’s emergence and struggle for self-definition after the fall of the Japanese Empire.

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