17世纪荷兰殖民统治下的台湾社会结构和特征

The Structure and Characteristics of the Taiwan Residents Society under Dutch Colonial Rule in the 17th Century

17世纪初期,台湾居民主要是原住民,并有少数汉人与原住民共同生活。荷兰东印度公司据台后,公司员工和眷属等来自欧洲、印度及东南亚的外国人的加入,在殖民地构成一个多元种族、宗教和文化的社会。本文讨论荷据台湾殖民地社会的结构,各群体之间的关系和特性。

At the beginning of the seventeenth century,Taiwan was inhabited by primarily the indigenous people,and some Chinese.After the Dutch East India Company took over,company employees,their families,and other people from various continents moved over to Taiwan,which made the colony a multi-racial and multi-cultural society.This paper examines the structure and characteristics of the diversified Dutch Formosa society.