Koxinga and Chinese Nationalism: History, Myth, and the Hero (Harvard East Asian monographs)

Zheng Chenggong, better known in the West by his Hokkien honorific Koxinga, was a Chinese Ming loyalist who resisted the Qing conquest of China in the 17th century, fighting them on China's southeastern coast. In 1661, Koxinga defeated the Dutch outposts on Taiwan, and established a dynasty which ruled the island as the Kingdom of Tungning from 1661 to 1683. Crozier analyzes the historical Koxinga and the myths that have grown about him over time. Contents Preface I. History, Myth and Nationalism II. In Search of the Historical Koxinga III. Myth, Model, and Archetype in the Traditional Chinese Hero IV. The Nationalist Configuration V. His Undisputed Legacy in a Divided China VI. History and the Hero Notes Bibliography Index By Ralph C. Croizier. Includes Index. Bibliography: P. [99]-109.